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Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Salve Regina University, a private, non-profit institution, opened in 1947. Its 75-acre campus borders the famed Cliff Walk in one of Newport, Rhode Island's historic districts.

Enrollment

• Full-time undergraduate 2,134
• Graduate 548
• Total 2,682
• Students hail from 42 states and 17 nations

Tuition, Room & Board (2008-2009)

• Tuition $28,950
• Fees $200
• Room & Board $10,200
• 60% of undergraduate students live on-campus
• 40% of undergraduate students live off-campus

Institutional Profile

• Charter granted in 1934
• Ochre Court gifted in 1947, institution opens its doors to 58 women
• Salve Regina means "Hail, Holy Queen"
• Co-educational since 1973
• Graduate programs since 1975
• Distance Learning/Extension programs since 1985
• University status achieved in 1991
• Ph.D. Program accredited in 1995
• 43 undergraduate Majors
• 12 graduate and undergraduate certificate programs
• 8 Master's degree programs
• Ph.D. in humanities
• Online extension studies
• Continuing education
• $35.7 million endowment
• $70 million annual operating budget
• $108,000 in direct property taxes paid annually, $103,000 paid through leased properties.
• $15 million awarded annually in scholarship and need-based aid
• 75% of students receive financial aid
• 75% of students from out-of-state
• 44 buildings on 75 acres
• 598 employees
• 1:13 faculty-to-student ratio
• More than 15,000 alumni
• Off-site locations at Blackstone Valley Visitor's Center in Pawtucket, Kent County Memorial Hospital, Newport Hospital, and Women & Infants Hospital

Accreditation

• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• The National League of Nursing (Approved by the Rhode Island Board of Nurses Registration and Nursing Education)
• Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education programs are interstate-approved in approximately 36 states.
• Council on Social Work Education
• Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE)
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design
• International Association for Collegiate Business Education
• National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)

Memberships

• American Council on Education
• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• American Association of College and Universities
• American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers
• College Entrance Examination Board
• Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
• National Association of College Admission Counselors
• National Catholic Educational Association
• Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
• Council of Independent Colleges
• Council on Rehabilitation Education
• Mercy Higher Education Colloquium
• Association of Mercy Colleges
• Council on Social Work Education
• National Collegiate Athletic Association
  (Division III and regional subdivisions)

Degrees

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
• Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (C.A.G.S.)
• Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
• Master of Science (M.S.)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A.S.)**
• Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
• Associate of Arts (A.A.)
• Associate of Science (A.S.)

**The Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree (B.A.S.) is awarded to students with double majors in the arts and sciences.

Exchange/Study Abroad Programs

• Australia
• Austria
• China
• France
• Greece
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Mexico
• The Netherlands
• Spain
• Switzerland
• Thailand
• United Kingdom
• Washington, D.C.

Athletic Programs

• Baseball
• Basketball (Men and Women)
• Cross Country (Men and Women)
• Field Hockey
• Football
• Ice Hockey (Men and Women)
• Lacrosse (Men and Women)
• Sailing (Coed)
• Soccer (Men and Women)
• Softball
• Tennis (Men and Women)
• Track & Field (Women)
• Volleyball