Paul Quinn College
Paul Quinn College's acceptance rate is 40.3% (2024). Its six-year graduation rate is 22% and its four-year rate is 17% (2024). Overall completion within 150% of normal time is 27%. Tuition and fees are $13,498 (2024). Fall enrollment is 628 students, and 807 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.
About
Paul Quinn College (PQC) is a private historically black Methodist college in Dallas, Texas. The college is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). It is the oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi River and the nation's first urban work college.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 24.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 28 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data28 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Action history · 2
- Oct 2025Renewal of AccreditationTransnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
- Apr 2022Grant Substantive Change: DegreeTransnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 509 students received $3.0M in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 198 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (8.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Paul Quinn College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 4
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Trammell S. Crow Living Learning Center1 fireOtherDamage $100-$999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Paul Quinn College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Paul Quinn College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPaul Quinn College | 22% | 40.3% | 628 | $12,709 | Baccalaureate |
Alice Lloyd College | 39% | 75.2% | 589 | $18,600 | Baccalaureate |
Allen University | 13% | 72.5% | 610 | $10,972 | Baccalaureate |
American InterContinental University-Houston | 5% | Open admission | 116 | $20,249 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Arkansas Baptist College | 5% | Open admission | 342 | $10,627 | Baccalaureate |
Arlington Baptist University | 19% | Open admission | 302 | $24,906 | Baccalaureate |
Austin College | 67% | 47.7% | 1,217 | $21,107 | Baccalaureate |
Baptist University of the Americas | 80% | Open admission | 104 | $10,964 | Baccalaureate |
Benedict College | 24% | 95.7% | 1,691 | $18,250 | Baccalaureate |
Bennett College | 25% | 50.7% | 180 | $28,299 | Baccalaureate |
Berea College | 58% | 19.3% | 1,527 | $6,106 | Baccalaureate |
Bethune-Cookman University | 31% | 88.2% | 2,853 | $12,030 | Baccalaureate |
Blackburn College | 57% | 63.2% | 513 | $18,460 | Baccalaureate |
Claflin University | 52% | 64.9% | 1,852 | $17,800 | Baccalaureate |
Clark Atlanta University | 49% | 64.2% | 4,252 | $37,702 | R2 Research |
Clinton College | 100% | Open admission | 126 | $11,458 | Baccalaureate |
College of Biblical Studies-Houston | 20% | Open admission | 419 | $672 | — |
Dallas Christian College | 27% | 21.8% | 248 | $22,960 | Baccalaureate |
Dillard University | 43% | 41.9% | 1,080 | $22,094 | Baccalaureate |
East Texas Baptist University | 47% | 57.8% | 1,813 | $23,911 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Ecclesia College | 39% | 73.8% | 111 | $22,075 | Baccalaureate |
Edward Waters University | 28% | 84.9% | 1,177 | $13,649 | Baccalaureate |
Fisk University | 30% | 37.4% | 1,059 | $32,020 | Baccalaureate |
Florida Memorial University | 31% | 85.3% | 1,277 | $23,238 | Baccalaureate |
Georgetown College | 49% | 91.1% | 1,345 | $14,095 | Baccalaureate |
Houston Christian University | 49% | 84.4% | 4,276 | $20,629 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Howard Payne University | 28% | 67.4% | 809 | $23,627 | Baccalaureate |
Huston-Tillotson University | 34% | 39.1% | 1,059 | $19,719 | Baccalaureate |
Interdenominational Theological Center | Grad-only | Grad-only | 60 | Grad-only | — |
Johnson C Smith University | 34% | 45.2% | 1,302 | $20,894 | Baccalaureate |
Lane College | 18% | 48.5% | 738 | $10,904 | Baccalaureate |
Le Moyne-Owen College | 32% | 99.2% | 659 | $7,099 | Baccalaureate |
Livingstone College | 28% | 59.2% | 936 | $13,479 | Baccalaureate |
Lubbock Christian University | 51% | 73.1% | 1,595 | $24,456 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
McMurry University | 44% | 57.0% | 3,175 | $19,581 | Baccalaureate |
Miles College | 16% | Open admission | 1,180 | $14,271 | Baccalaureate |
Morehouse College | 59% | 44.0% | 2,847 | $39,013 | Baccalaureate |
Morris College | 17% | Open admission | 383 | $20,555 | Baccalaureate |
Oakwood University | 45% | 45.2% | 1,226 | $25,669 | Baccalaureate |
Paine College | 12% | 95.4% | 390 | $16,670 | Baccalaureate |
Philander Smith University | 30% | Open admission | 780 | $14,224 | Baccalaureate |
Randall University | 27% | 57.9% | 298 | $16,383 | Baccalaureate |
Rust College | 12% | 48.7% | 467 | $12,587 | Baccalaureate |
Saint Augustine's University | 25% | 33.8% | 175 | $24,313 | Baccalaureate |
Selma University | 6% | Open admission | 95 | $9,229 | — |
Shaw University | 22% | 80.2% | 964 | $16,512 | Baccalaureate |
Southwestern Christian College | 3% | Open admission | 110 | $18,562 | Baccalaureate |
Spelman College | 78% | 24.9% | 3,417 | $38,967 | Baccalaureate |
Stillman College | 25% | 62.2% | 731 | $15,258 | Baccalaureate |
Strayer University-Texas | 25% | Open admission | 2,508 | $17,517 | — |
Sul Ross State University | 30% | 98.7% | 2,384 | $13,286 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Talladega College | 31% | 85.4% | 760 | $15,560 | Baccalaureate |
Texas Lutheran University | 54% | 95.7% | 1,423 | $24,654 | Baccalaureate |
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | No freshman cohort | No freshman entry | 359 | No freshman cohort | — |
Tougaloo College | 33% | 59.9% | 1,301 | $17,043 | Baccalaureate |
Trinity University | 84% | 25.9% | 2,687 | $23,464 | Baccalaureate |
Tuskegee University | 55% | 48.7% | 3,121 | $35,013 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
University of Houston-Victoria | 26% | 95.9% | 3,586 | $8,109 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Voorhees University | 43% | 65.4% | 578 | $13,335 | Baccalaureate |
Warren Wilson College | 42% | 71.3% | 791 | $21,249 | Baccalaureate |
Xavier University of Louisiana | 48% | 69.0% | 3,218 | $17,127 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| Peer group median | 31% | 63.2% | 936 | $18,250 |
Institutions like Paul Quinn College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Paul Quinn College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateKentucky
Alice Lloyd College
Grad rate39%Admit rate75.2%Enrollment589Net price$18,600 - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Allen University
Grad rate13%Admit rate72.5%Enrollment610Net price$10,972 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsTexas
American InterContinental University-Houston
Grad rate5%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment116Net price$20,249 - BaccalaureateArkansas
Arkansas Baptist College
Grad rate5%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment342Net price$10,627 - BaccalaureateTexas
Arlington Baptist University
Grad rate19%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment302Net price$24,906 - BaccalaureateTexas
Austin College
Grad rate67%Admit rate47.7%Enrollment1,217Net price$21,107 - BaccalaureateTexas
Baptist University of the Americas
Grad rate80%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment104Net price$10,964 - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Benedict College
Grad rate24%Admit rate95.7%Enrollment1,691Net price$18,250 - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Bennett College
Grad rate25%Admit rate50.7%Enrollment180Net price$28,299 - BaccalaureateKentucky
Berea College
Grad rate58%Admit rate19.3%Enrollment1,527Net price$6,106 - BaccalaureateFlorida
Bethune-Cookman University
Grad rate31%Admit rate88.2%Enrollment2,853Net price$12,030 - BaccalaureateIllinois
Blackburn College
Grad rate57%Admit rate63.2%Enrollment513Net price$18,460 - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Claflin University
Grad rate52%Admit rate64.9%Enrollment1,852Net price$17,800 - R2 ResearchGeorgia
Clark Atlanta University
Grad rate49%Admit rate64.2%Enrollment4,252Net price$37,702 - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Clinton College
Grad rate100%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment126Net price$11,458 - Texas
College of Biblical Studies-Houston
Grad rate20%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment419Net price$672 - BaccalaureateTexas
Dallas Christian College
Grad rate27%Admit rate21.8%Enrollment248Net price$22,960 - BaccalaureateLouisiana
Dillard University
Grad rate43%Admit rate41.9%Enrollment1,080Net price$22,094 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsTexas
East Texas Baptist University
Grad rate47%Admit rate57.8%Enrollment1,813Net price$23,911 - BaccalaureateArkansas
Ecclesia College
Grad rate39%Admit rate73.8%Enrollment111Net price$22,075 - BaccalaureateFlorida
Edward Waters University
Grad rate28%Admit rate84.9%Enrollment1,177Net price$13,649 - BaccalaureateTennessee
Fisk University
Grad rate30%Admit rate37.4%Enrollment1,059Net price$32,020 - BaccalaureateFlorida
Florida Memorial University
Grad rate31%Admit rate85.3%Enrollment1,277Net price$23,238 - BaccalaureateKentucky
Georgetown College
Grad rate49%Admit rate91.1%Enrollment1,345Net price$14,095 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas
Houston Christian University
Grad rate49%Admit rate84.4%Enrollment4,276Net price$20,629 - BaccalaureateTexas
Howard Payne University
Grad rate28%Admit rate67.4%Enrollment809Net price$23,627 - BaccalaureateTexas
Huston-Tillotson University
Grad rate34%Admit rate39.1%Enrollment1,059Net price$19,719 - Georgia
Interdenominational Theological Center
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment60Net priceGrad-only - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Johnson C Smith University
Grad rate34%Admit rate45.2%Enrollment1,302Net price$20,894 - BaccalaureateTennessee
Lane College
Grad rate18%Admit rate48.5%Enrollment738Net price$10,904 - BaccalaureateTennessee
Le Moyne-Owen College
Grad rate32%Admit rate99.2%Enrollment659Net price$7,099 - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Livingstone College
Grad rate28%Admit rate59.2%Enrollment936Net price$13,479 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsTexas
Lubbock Christian University
Grad rate51%Admit rate73.1%Enrollment1,595Net price$24,456 - BaccalaureateTexas
McMurry University
Grad rate44%Admit rate57.0%Enrollment3,175Net price$19,581 - BaccalaureateAlabama
Miles College
Grad rate16%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,180Net price$14,271 - BaccalaureateGeorgia
Morehouse College
Grad rate59%Admit rate44.0%Enrollment2,847Net price$39,013 - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Morris College
Grad rate17%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment383Net price$20,555 - BaccalaureateAlabama
Oakwood University
Grad rate45%Admit rate45.2%Enrollment1,226Net price$25,669 - BaccalaureateGeorgia
Paine College
Grad rate12%Admit rate95.4%Enrollment390Net price$16,670 - BaccalaureateArkansas
Philander Smith University
Grad rate30%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment780Net price$14,224 - BaccalaureateOklahoma
Randall University
Grad rate27%Admit rate57.9%Enrollment298Net price$16,383 - BaccalaureateMississippi
Rust College
Grad rate12%Admit rate48.7%Enrollment467Net price$12,587 - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Saint Augustine's University
Grad rate25%Admit rate33.8%Enrollment175Net price$24,313 - Alabama
Selma University
Grad rate6%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment95Net price$9,229 - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Shaw University
Grad rate22%Admit rate80.2%Enrollment964Net price$16,512 - BaccalaureateTexas
Southwestern Christian College
Grad rate3%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment110Net price$18,562 - BaccalaureateGeorgia
Spelman College
Grad rate78%Admit rate24.9%Enrollment3,417Net price$38,967 - BaccalaureateAlabama
Stillman College
Grad rate25%Admit rate62.2%Enrollment731Net price$15,258 - Texas
Strayer University-Texas
Grad rate25%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment2,508Net price$17,517 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas
Sul Ross State University
Grad rate30%Admit rate98.7%Enrollment2,384Net price$13,286 - BaccalaureateAlabama
Talladega College
Grad rate31%Admit rate85.4%Enrollment760Net price$15,560 - BaccalaureateTexas
Texas Lutheran University
Grad rate54%Admit rate95.7%Enrollment1,423Net price$24,654 - Texas
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Grad rateNo freshman cohortAdmit rateNo freshman entryEnrollment359Net priceNo freshman cohort - BaccalaureateMississippi
Tougaloo College
Grad rate33%Admit rate59.9%Enrollment1,301Net price$17,043 - BaccalaureateTexas
Trinity University
Grad rate84%Admit rate25.9%Enrollment2,687Net price$23,464 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsAlabama
Tuskegee University
Grad rate55%Admit rate48.7%Enrollment3,121Net price$35,013 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsTexas
University of Houston-Victoria
Grad rate26%Admit rate95.9%Enrollment3,586Net price$8,109 - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Voorhees University
Grad rate43%Admit rate65.4%Enrollment578Net price$13,335 - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Warren Wilson College
Grad rate42%Admit rate71.3%Enrollment791Net price$21,249 - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsLouisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana
Grad rate48%Admit rate69.0%Enrollment3,218Net price$17,127
Research funding
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Grants & funding (1)
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Notable alumni of Paul Quinn College (7)
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- John Hope BryantBusiness
- Dick CampbellMusic
- Taurian FontenetteAthletics
- Mims HackettPolitics
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- Korey WilliamsAthletics
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