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Quincy University

Quincy, Illinois·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·quincy.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
-11.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,210
peer median 1,032
Avg net price
$17,324
-$2.2k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,771
1,771 candidates competed
Admitted
902
50.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
266
29.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
45%-11.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
35%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
45%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

19.0pp gap
Pell recipients
32%
Non-Pell
51%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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.

Total programs
43
Passing
7
16.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

43programs
  • Passing7 · 16.3%
  • No Data36 · 83.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
36

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.

7
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+24.2%
$78,563 vs $63,250
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+25.0%
$57,967 vs $46,391
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+59.8%
$55,610 vs $34,808
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+67.0%
$58,139 vs $34,808
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+68.8%
$58,745 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+80.5%
$62,841 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+125.8%
$78,599 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$24,949 debt · $58,745 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
32%
$20,004 debt · $62,841 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$11,987 debt · $78,599 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1954Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 1

  1. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,549
$30–48k$17,317
$48–75k$15,110
$75–110k$20,733
$110k+$20,306

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$17,324
-$2,245vs Baccalaureate median $19,569
Federal loans
52.3%
In-state tuition
$35,740
Out-of-state
$35,740

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 $5.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
375
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,087,523 total
Direct Loans
$5.6M
1,092 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
404 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.1M
561 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$263K
20 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.6M
107 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
356
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.7%
2017
7.9%
2018
5.1%
2019
2.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Quincy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs56
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

218 total completions
01Business
6630.3%
02Education
4018.3%
03Health Professions
3616.5%
04Biological Sciences
219.6%
05Parks/Recreation
177.8%
06Psychology
115.0%
07Security/Protective
94.1%
08Liberal Arts
83.7%
09History
62.8%
10Computer Sciences
41.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,210
12-mo unduplicated
1,460
Undergraduate
1,203
Graduate
257

Gender split

Men
53%777
Women
47%683

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.0%
Black
10.9%
Hispanic
7.3%
Non-resident
6.8%
Unknown
6.2%
Asian
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
702
490 M · 212 W
Women athletes
30.2%
Athletic aid
$4.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$13.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.8M
$1.2M
Recruiting expense
$68K
$51K
Head-coach salaries
$50K
$46K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
125 M ·
$2.1M
Other Sports
74 M · 20 W
$1.4M
Soccer
42 M · 37 W
$1.2M
Lacrosse
38 M · 34 W
$1.2M
Baseball
68 M ·
$777K
Volleyball
19 M · 30 W
$766K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
9.95
13 offenses · 1,307 students

3-year trend

2.362 yrs ago1.681 yr ago9.95Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
18
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
8
Burglary
5

By location

13total
  • On campus9
  • Public property4

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs014
Liquor231

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
62

Quincy vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Quincy selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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$17,324Baccalaureate
Illinois Wesleyan University
75%39.3%1,582$29,550Baccalaureate
Millikin University
55%66.7%1,586$8,837Baccalaureate
Trinity Christian College
58%84.9%854$16,381Baccalaureate
Eureka College
41%85.0%527$22,048Baccalaureate
Blackburn College
57%63.2%513$21,814Baccalaureate
Peer group median56%66.7%1,032$19,569

Frequently asked questions about Quincy University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Quincy.

What is the graduation rate at Quincy University?

Quincy University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Quincy University?

Quincy University reports a total enrollment of 1,210 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Quincy University?

The average net price at Quincy University is $17,324 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Quincy University?

Quincy University's yield rate is 29.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Quincy University located?

Quincy University is located in Quincy, Illinois 62301-2699.

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