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Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·qu.edu
6-yr Graduation
76%
+3.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
9,424
peer median 7,138
Avg net price
$40,675
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
23,949
23,949 candidates competed
Admitted
17,280
72.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,917
11.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
76%+3.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
71%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
76%
Full-time retention
89%

Pell equity

13.9pp gap
Pell recipients
64%193 of 301
Non-Pell (all)
78%1240 of 1592
Subsidized loan, no Pell
77%513 of 662
No Federal Aid
78%727 of 930

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.9-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.

FVT/GE

Of 100 Title IV programs, 44 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
100
Passing
44
44.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

100programs
  • Passing44 · 44.0%
  • No Data56 · 56.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
44
No data
56

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.

44
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+28.7%
$59,725 vs $46,391
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+34.7%
$80,998 vs $60,112
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+37.0%
$80,508 vs $58,761
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+38.4%
$64,220 vs $46,391
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+48.9%
$89,505 vs $60,112
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+49.7%
$52,094 vs $34,808
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+53.7%
$53,500 vs $34,808
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+54.0%
$71,091 vs $46,158

Debt vs earnings

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

36
Medicine
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
210%
$227,226 debt · $108,362 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
108%
$124,516 debt · $115,669 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
89%
$88,946 debt · $100,096 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
82%
$58,447 debt · $71,091 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
69%
$61,500 debt · $89,505 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
57%
$45,970 debt · $80,998 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
52%
$30,860 debt · $59,725 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
51%
$32,619 debt · $64,220 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1958Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 14

Action history · 21

  1. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  2. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
  3. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  5. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$33,649
$30–48k$35,827
$48–75k$36,507
$75–110k$39,096
$110k+$42,891

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

Avg net price (private)
$40,675
vs Doctoral/Professional median $40,675
Federal loans
59.4%
In-state tuition
$55,480
Out-of-state
$55,480

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,368 students received $8.2M in Pell grants, alongside $115.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,368
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.2M
$8,161,193 total
Direct Loans
$115.5M
9,459 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$10.9M
2,535 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$14.3M
3,660 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$40.9M
1,643 loan awards
Parent PLUS$30.6M
985 loan awards
Grad PLUS$18.8M
636 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,086 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,086
Defaulted
26
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.7%
2017
2.6%
2018
2.3%
2019
1.2%
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 Quinnipiac

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs87
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,555 total completions
01Health Professions
98738.6%
02Business
63724.9%
03Communication
1857.2%
04Legal Professions
1485.8%
05Biological Sciences
1124.4%
06Visual/Performing Arts
1044.1%
07Education
1014.0%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
1014.0%
09Psychology
953.7%
10Computer Sciences
853.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
9,424
12-mo unduplicated
10,728
Undergraduate
7,291
Graduate
3,437

Gender split

Men
37%4,006
Women
63%6,722

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.9%
Hispanic
12.1%
Black
4.1%
Asian
3.5%
Two or more
2.9%
Unknown
1.7%
Non-resident
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
476
174 M · 302 W
Women athletes
63.4%
Athletic aid
$14.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$31.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$5.1M
$9.6M
Recruiting expense
$150K
$197K
Head-coach salaries
$230K
$159K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
— · 112 W
$1.6M
Lacrosse
48 M · 32 W
$2.8M
Other Sports
— · 67 W
$1.7M
Soccer
27 M · 30 W
$2.7M
Ice Hockey
27 M · 25 W
$6.0M
Basketball
16 M · 16 W
$5.3M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.22
2 offenses · 8,918 students

3-year trend

1.192 yrs ago0.231 yr ago0.22Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
22
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Arson
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 1 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
Weapons01
Drugs084
Liquor0318

Residence-hall fires

  • Mountainview1 fire
    A student used a lighter to set fire to a piece of toilet paper which was in a hygiene receptacle.Damage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
394

Quinnipiac vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Quinnipiac selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectQuinnipiac University
76%—9,424$40,675Doctoral/Professional
Sacred Heart University
73%65.4%11,022$46,174Doctoral/Professional
Fairfield University
84%33.3%6,864$48,095Doctoral/Professional
University of Hartford
57%95.7%6,015$30,282Doctoral/Professional
University of Bridgeport
41%83.0%3,838$27,807Doctoral/Professional
Northeastern University Professional Programs
——7,411—Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median73%74.2%7,138$40,675

Institutions like Quinnipiac

Explore the federal data for institutions in Quinnipiac's comparison group.

IPEDS

Quinnipiac Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research & Strategy
Phone
203-582-6570
Address
275 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518

The office of Institutional Research & Strategy provides the university, school and departmental leadership direct access to comprehensive data designed to assist in decision-making, planning, and accreditation. It is committed to enabling institutional planning and decision-making by producing annual reports and supporting strategic planning goals.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Reema Panwar
    Director of Institutional Research and Strategy
  • Sungah Kim
    Director of Institutional Assessment and Research

Common Data Set

Quinnipiac's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
77.0%
Accessible
Yield
10.9%
of admitted students enroll
Student–faculty ratio
11 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$42,520
after avg need-based grant
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
21,323
Admitted
16,418
Enrolled
1,797

21,323 applied → 16,418 admitted (77.0%) → 1,797 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
77.0%

Accessible — 77.0% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
men76.1%
women77.6%

Admit rate varies by gender.

SAT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
1120
Median
1200
75th
1280

Middle 50% SAT 1120–1280 (median 1200).

ACT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
24
Median
29
75th
29

Middle 50% ACT 24–29 (median 29).

High-school class rank

C10
top tenth of high school graduating class20%
top quarter of high school graduating class48.4%
top half of high school graduating class81.5%
bottom half of high school graduating class18.5%
bottom quarter of high school graduating class4.3%

Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.

Waitlist outcome

C2
Offered
1,736
Accepted spot
848
Admitted
516

1,736 offered a waitlist spot, 848 accepted it, 516 admitted (60.8% of those who stayed on).

What matters in admission

C7
Very Important3
Rigor of secondary school recordAcademic Grade Point Average (GPA)Character/personal qualities
Important11
RecommendationsStandardized test scoresApplication essayInterviewExtracurricular activitiesFirst generationAlumni/ae relationGeographical residenceState residencyVolunteer workLevel of applicant's interest
Considered1
Work experience
Not Considered3
Class rankTalent/abilityReligious affilitation/commitment

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$74,480
Tuition
$52,67071%
Fees
$2,8104%
Room & board
$17,90024%
Books
$1,1001%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $74,480 (2024-2025).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$74,480
Net (aided)
$42,520
Avg need grant
$31,960

Sticker $74,480 → about $42,520 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($31,960); 69% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Total Scholarships/Grants32.5%
Institutional - Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below)29.4%
Total Self-Help14.1%
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)13.1%
Parent Loans6.6%
Federal1.9%
Federal Work-Study1.0%
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college0.7%
State - all states, not only the state in which your institution is located0.5%

0% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

03

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students258
10-19 students578
20-29 students341
30-39 students267
40-49 students39
50-59 students29
100+ students1

55% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
11 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
61%
Women faculty
59%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Health professions and related programs38.27%
Business/marketing20.72%
Communication/journalism7.59%
Visual and performing arts5.29%
Biological/life sciences4.79%
Psychology4.04%
Social sciences3.73%
Engineering3.42%

STEM-dominant: ~12% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

04

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
770
Admitted
516
Enrolled
212

770 transfer applicants → 516 admitted (67.0%) → 212 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Quinnipiac University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Quinnipiac.

What is the graduation rate at Quinnipiac University?

Quinnipiac University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 76% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Quinnipiac University?

Quinnipiac University reports a total enrollment of 9,424 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Quinnipiac University?

The average net price at Quinnipiac University is $40,675 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Quinnipiac University?

Quinnipiac University's yield rate is 11.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Quinnipiac University located?

Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Connecticut 06518.

Who runs Institutional Research at Quinnipiac University?

Quinnipiac University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research & Strategy.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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