Newport, Rhode Island · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Salve Regina University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Newport, Rhode Island. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 2,791 students in fall 2024, including 2,135 undergraduates and 656 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Salve Regina University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 63 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Psychology, General. It awarded 749 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
2,791
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
749
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
63
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 63
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
83%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
509
Master's degrees
193
Doctoral degrees (research)
30
Postbaccalaureate certificates
11
Post-master's certificates
6
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,791
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,135
Graduate students, fall 2024
656
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,033
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,194
Graduate students, 2024-25
839
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
69%
Men
31%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Kelli J. Armstrong
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact