Quincy University
About
Quincy University (QU) is a private Franciscan college in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1860, it has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students across five constituent schools.
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 23.0-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 43 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing7 · 16.3%
- No Data36 · 83.7%
- 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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 1
- Mar 2020Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning 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, 375 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $5.8M 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 356 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below 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 Quincy
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 · 14
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
- On campus10
- Public property1
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Quincy vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Quincy 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectQuincy University | 45% | — | 1,210 | $20,359 | Baccalaureate |
| 57% | 63.2% | 513 | $18,460 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | 35.2% | 690 | $8,709 | Baccalaureate | |
| 48% | 61.7% | 947 | $23,907 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 23% | 33.8% | 658 | $22,451 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 56% | 71.8% | 962 | $24,479 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 39% | 99.1% | 1,028 | $21,983 | Baccalaureate | |
| 40% | 95.0% | 332 | $18,251 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 58% | 68.1% | 1,366 | $24,338 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 46% | 72.4% | 1,159 | $31,872 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 35% | 83.2% | 979 | $21,393 | Baccalaureate | |
| 68% | 38.4% | 959 | $17,562 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 47% | 68.1% | 961 | $21,688 |
Institutions like Quincy
Explore the federal data for institutions in Quincy's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateIllinois
Blackburn College
Grad rate57%Admit rate63.2%Enrollment513Net price$18,460View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Brescia University
Grad rate53%Admit rate35.2%Enrollment690Net price$8,709View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalIowa
Briar Cliff University
Grad rate48%Admit rate61.7%Enrollment947Net price$23,907View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIndiana
Calumet College of Saint Joseph
Grad rate23%Admit rate33.8%Enrollment658Net price$22,451View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalIowa
Clarke University
Grad rate56%Admit rate71.8%Enrollment962Net price$24,479View data - BaccalaureateMissouri
Culver-Stockton College
Grad rate39%Admit rate99.1%Enrollment1,028Net price$21,983View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMissouri
Fontbonne University
Grad rate40%Admit rate95.0%Enrollment332Net price$18,251View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew York
Keuka College
Grad rate58%Admit rate68.1%Enrollment1,366Net price$24,338View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIndiana
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Grad rate46%Admit rate72.4%Enrollment1,159Net price$31,872View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
The University of Olivet
Grad rate35%Admit rate83.2%Enrollment979Net price$21,393View data - BaccalaureateMissouri
William Jewell College
Grad rate68%Admit rate38.4%Enrollment959Net price$17,562View data
Quincy Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Quincy University Office of Institutional Research coordinates regulatory and compliance processes by monitoring requirements, supporting policy and procedure updates, assisting with documentation and audits, and promoting timely, accurate submissions to governing agencies. It collects, manages, and analyzes data related to students, academic programs, and campus operations, and shares this information with campus leaders, government agencies, and the public as appropriate.
Visit IR office page- Mary C. BergstromSr. Director for Institutional Research and Data Management
Common Data Set
Quincy's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C11,771 applied → 902 admitted (50.9%) → 266 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 50.9% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1000–1200 (median 1180).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 20–25 (median 22).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $55,400 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $55,400 → about $29,555 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($25,845); 79% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H176% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H567% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $29,601 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 45%; first-year retention 70%.
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I367% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~14% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B27% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B11,072 undergraduates and 91 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1302 transfer applicants → 145 admitted (48.0%) → 80 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Quincy (24)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Henry J. Althoff
- Richard H. Brummer
- Allan Frank
- John Baptist Franz
- Tom HartMedia
- Zachary Hayes
- Rick HummelJournalism
- Randy Kamphaus
- Michael KellyPolitics
- John MahoneyArts
- Elmo McClain
- Kyle MoorePolitics
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