- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Quincy University


Quincy, ILTown: remoteZIP 62301Founded 1860
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1860
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.quincy.edu
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Quincy University
Quincy University is a private nonprofit university in Quincy, Illinois, with 1,010 undergraduates. It admits 51% of applicants, graduates 44% within six years and costs $22,711 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Admission rate51%
Retention70%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans56%
$22,711net price / year
51%admission rate
1098average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$55,330median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#1,012 of 1,704 for earnings#1,070 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,243 of 1,738 for graduation rate#253 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $52,057tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,400
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,400
- Average net price
- $22,711national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,113
$30,001–48,000$17,972
$48,001–75,000$20,717
$75,001–110,000$20,863
$110,001+$26,162
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 51%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1098
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college51%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,075
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,330middle 50%: $36,949–$77,133
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,133
Median, Quincy University$55,330
Lower quarter$36,949
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,010
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 41% / 59%
- Average age at entry
- 21.3
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 50%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,758 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,923
- Endowment, end of year
- $18,115,236
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White65%
Hispanic9.1%
Black11%
Asian1.4%
U.S. nonresident7.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Unknown5.9%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Health professions17%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Education7.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.4%
Psychology4.4%
Computer & information sciences3.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| William Peace University Raleigh, NC | $23,002 | 49% | $47,869 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 148131. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7272195.