Salve Regina University

Salve Regina University conferred 23 bachelor's degrees in social work in the most recent reporting year, ranking #259 among the 587 colleges nationally that award the degree. That is a mid-sized program — large enough to sustain a dedicated field placement office, small enough that faculty tend to know students by name.

79.0% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Full-time students complete at 84.8% against 75.0% for part-time, so the part-time route takes more persistence at Salve Regina University. Transfer students actually outperform first-time entrants here (84.5% vs 72.7%), which is a good signal if you are coming from a community college.

The average student pays $38,307 a year after grants and scholarships — about the same as the $38,307 median across the 3 BSW colleges in Rhode Island. 15.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.