Quinnipiac University Overview

Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The suburban atmosphere of Hamden makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Quinnipiac University Known For?

• Students at Quinnipiac have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at Quinnipiac is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 42% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Quinnipiac bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $75,575 a year. That's about 85% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Quinnipiac to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Quinnipiac University Rankings

Quinnipiac holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in Connecticut ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Quinnipiac.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Physiology & Pathology Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#136	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#139	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Quinnipiac has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#8	Best Other Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#12	Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools	College Factual
#43	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#68	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual
#84	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#216	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search

Where Is Quinnipiac University?

Contact details for Quinnipiac are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
Phone:	203-582-8200
Website:	www.qu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/QuinnipiacUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/quinnipiacu

How Do I Get Into Quinnipiac?

You can apply to Quinnipiac online at: www.qu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Quinnipiac

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Quinnipiac?

With an acceptance rate of 82%, Quinnipiac may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford Quinnipiac University?

The overall average net price of Quinnipiac is $44,365. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Quinnipiac, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $12,373 a year. That adds up to $49,492 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Quinnipiac is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Quinnipiac University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,843 undergraduate students at Quinnipiac, with 6,482 being full-time and 361 being part-time.

There are also 2,903 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,482 full-time undergraduates at Quinnipiac, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Quinnipiac University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	229
Black or African American	232
Hispanic or Latino	634
White	4,922
International Students	144
Other Races/Ethnicities	321

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Quinnipiac University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 52 countries are represented at Quinnipiac. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at Quinnipiac University

In 2019-2020, 7,213 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Quinnipiac has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Quinnipiac

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Quinnipiac University was $50,760 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Quinnipiac is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Computer & Information Sciences	#9	#9
Design & Applied Arts	#24	#24
Journalism	#24	#24
Other Health Professions	#27	#27
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	#37	#37
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#50	#50
Visual & Performing Arts	#60	#60

Online Growth Rankings of Quinnipiac

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Quinnipiac University was 8.5%. This is the #1,441 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Quinnipiac regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Quinnipiac University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Other Health Professions	353	0	9	0	362
Nursing	246	0	16	88	350
Business Administration & Management	91	0	243	0	334
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	2	85	72	159
General Biology	100	0	34	0	134
Finance & Financial Management	118	0	0	0	118
Public Relations & Advertising	84	0	31	0	115
Allied Health Professions	53	0	50	0	103
Law	0	0	0	103	103
Marketing	100	0	0	0	100
Medicine	0	0	0	94	94
Child Development & Psychology	91	0	0	0	91
Journalism	44	0	19	0	63
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	61	0	61
Accounting	42	0	16	0	58
Human Resource Management	1	0	53	0	54
Criminal Justice & Corrections	51	0	0	0	51
Management Information Systems	49	0	0	0	49
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	47	0	47
Information Science	43	0	0	0	43
Special Education	0	26	16	0	42
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	41	0	0	0	41
Educational Administration	0	36	0	0	36
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	35	0	35
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	35	0	35
Political Science & Government	33	0	0	0	33
Interdisciplinary Studies	31	0	0	0	31
Communication & Media Studies	27	0	0	0	27
Mechanical Engineering	27	0	0	0	27
Economics	27	0	0	0	27
International Business	25	0	0	0	25
Social Work	0	0	25	0	25
Legal Professions (Other)	23	0	0	0	23
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	20	0	20
Sociology	20	0	0	0	20
Computer Information Systems	19	0	0	0	19
Computer Software & Applications	19	0	0	0	19
History	19	0	0	0	19
Design & Applied Arts	19	0	0	0	19
General Education	0	0	18	0	18
General Sales & Marketing	16	0	0	0	16
General English Literature	16	0	0	0	16
Instructional Media Design	0	3	11	0	14
Civil Engineering	13	0	0	0	13
Industrial Engineering	12	0	0	0	12
Computer Engineering	11	0	0	0	11
Information Technology	0	0	9	0	9
Mathematics	8	0	0	0	8
Liberal Arts General Studies	7	0	0	0	7
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	6	0	6
Philosophy	6	0	0	0	6
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	5	0	5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	4	0	0	0	4
Public Health	0	4	0	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	0	0	4
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	3	0	0	0	3
Chemistry	3	0	0	0	3
Romance Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	1	0	0	1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Research	0	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
Other Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,900	72	844	357	3,173

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By JlsElsewhere under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.