- The Inkwell
- Connecticut
- Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CTSuburb: largeZIP 06518Founded 1929
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1929
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.qu.edu
ConnecticutPrivate nonprofit
Quinnipiac University
Quinnipiac University is a private nonprofit university in Hamden, Connecticut, with 6,531 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 79% within six years and costs $41,729 a year after aid.
79%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention89%
4-year graduation74%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans61%
$41,729net price / year
72%admission rate
1242average SAT
79%graduate in 6 years
$87,596median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#129 of 1,704 for earnings#1,674 of 1,739 for lowest net price#206 of 1,738 for graduation rate#624 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
- $75,254tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $57,700
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $57,700
- Average net price
- $41,729national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$35,163
$30,001–48,000$35,914
$48,001–75,000$37,444
$75,001–110,000$40,034
$110,001+$44,609
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1242
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college79%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 79%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 78%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $72,198
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $87,596middle 50%: $63,017–$120,771
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$120,771
Median, Quinnipiac University$87,596
Lower quarter$63,017
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
- 6,531
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 36%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,491 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,460
- Endowment, end of year
- $764,457,116
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic12%
Black4.1%
Asian3.5%
Two or more races2.9%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.7%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions35%
Business & management20%
Psychology6.3%
Communication & journalism6.2%
Visual & performing arts4.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.1%
Social sciences3.9%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University New Haven, CT | $11,340 | 96% | $118,356 |
| Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT | $45,827 | 77% | $80,896 |
| Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | $49,906 | 85% | $101,587 |
| University of New Haven West Haven, CT | $32,994 | 64% | $69,320 |
| University of Hartford West Hartford, CT | $28,928 | 57% | $66,020 |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | $23,014 | 90% | $86,811 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misericordia University Dallas, PA | $40,348 | 73% | $69,735 |
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | $48,065 | 78% | $89,410 |
| Elon University Elon, NC | $35,785 | 81% | $82,524 |
| Suffolk University Boston, MA | $40,008 | 58% | $75,345 |
| Pacific University Forest Grove, OR | $35,520 | 71% | $67,497 |
| Samford University Birmingham, AL | $32,950 | 78% | $66,982 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 130226. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1030044.