Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX · Private · Large city · PQC
Private institution in Dallas, TX · 600 undergraduates · 34% acceptance rate · $29,288 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Pell Grant share
- Top 8%Acceptance rate
- Top 23%Out-of-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,2441,095th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,498863rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,498468th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,912684th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,3731,077th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $29,2881,884th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,0211,814th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.1%1,554th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 55.7%1,678th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 33.8%129th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6001,619th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 69.8%122nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 13 mi (DAL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 18 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: African Methodist Episcopalsource
- Founded in 1872source
- School colors: Purplesource
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- Motto: "WE Over Me"source
- Campus size: about 146 acressource
- Formerly known as "Connectional High School and Institute" (1872–1877)source
- Formerly known as "Waco College" (1877–1881)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 4 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $110,000 (M $55,000 · W $55,000)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Paul Quinn College’s 600 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeene, TX · 574 undergrads
- North American UniversityStafford, TX · 573 undergrads
- Wiley UniversityMarshall, TX · 636 undergrads
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX · 559 undergrads
- Texas CollegeTyler, TX · 644 undergrads
- Baptist Health System School of Health ProfessionsSan Antonio, TX · 524 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC · 602 undergrads
- Platt College-Los AngelesAlhambra, CA · 598 undergrads
- Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH · 602 undergrads
- Spalding UniversityLouisville, KY · 597 undergrads
- Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH · 595 undergrads
- Universidad Central de BayamonBayamón, PR · 594 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepqc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 227429)
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- Compare with Southwestern Adventist UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Paul Quinn College vs Southwestern Adventist UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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