Home / Worth-It Scores / Rhode Island / Salve Regina
Is Salve Regina University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Salve Regina, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Salve Regina sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $72,975 helps, but median debt of $27,000 plus yearly net price of $36,967 creates a tighter path. For context, Salve Regina's net price runs about 65% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$37,794
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $14,957 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $60,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data is workable, but not so strong that it erases financing risk.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$36,967
Median earnings 10 years out
$72,975
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Graduation rate
76%
At Salve Regina, a typical graduate carries about $27,000 in student debt and earns roughly $72,975 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $307 per month, or 5% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Salve Regina is a private nonprofit four year school in Newport, RI. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
Private nonprofit 4-year
Roger Williams
Bristol, RI
Worth-It Score: 54/100
Median net price: $37,999
Private nonprofit 4-year
Bryant
Smithfield, RI
Worth-It Score: 72/100
Median net price: $41,219
Private nonprofit 4-year
Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Providence, RI
Worth-It Score: 29/100
Median net price: $31,027
Private nonprofit 4-year
Providence
Providence, RI
Worth-It Score: 66/100
Median net price: $48,523
Private nonprofit 4-year
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
Worth-It Score: 48/100
Median net price: $50,507
Common questions about Salve Regina
The median net price at Salve Regina is $36,967 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
Looking at private colleges options in Rhode Island? See the most affordable private colleges in Rhode Island →
The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →