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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?

1,900 Undergraduate Awards
$44,365 Avg Cost After Aid
82% Acceptance Rate
  • 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.

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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?

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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?

82% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
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?

$44,365 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
2.3% Loan Default Rate
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

6,482 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,843 undergraduate students at Quinnipiac, with 6,482 being full-time and 361 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

1,155 Took All Classes Online
7,213 Took At Least One Class Online
8.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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