Great Falls, Montana · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
University of Providence is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Great Falls, Montana. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 763, made up of 590 undergraduates and 173 graduate students. It is part of Providence Health and Services. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
University of Providence offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 28 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Missions/Missionary Studies, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 283 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
763
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
283
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
28
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 28
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
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
138
Associate degrees
2
Master's degrees
49
Certificates under 1 year
41
Postbaccalaureate certificates
53
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
763
Undergraduates, fall 2024
590
Graduate students, fall 2024
173
Full-time, fall 2024
75%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
984
Undergraduates, 2024-25
763
Graduate students, 2024-25
221
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
68%
Men
32%
White
66%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
45%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Part of
Providence Health and Services
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Frontier Conference
President
Father Oliver Doyle
Services and opportunities
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, Student veteran organization