dedicated to the study of natural science, called the Science Complex. In addition, the $30 million Ruane Friar Development Center (RFDC) was opened, providing a multi-purpose athletic facility featuring a new innovation lab, an expanded sports medicine center, and a student-athlete fueling station.
== Campus ==
The college is located on a gated 105 acres (0.42 km2) campus in the city's Elmhurst neighborhood atop Smith Hill, the highest point in the city of Providence. The campus is located in a residential urban neighborhood about two miles west of downtown Providence. The Smith Hill neighborhood, which borders the east end of campus, is a predominantly low-income area with crime rates higher than the city average.
There are three main gates to campus, at Cunningham Square (the intersection of River Avenue and Eaton Street) and on Huxley Avenue to the upper campus, and at the southeast corner of the lower campus, along Eaton Street. The campus consists of nineteen academic and administrative buildings, nine …
