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Quincy University

Quincy, IL · Private · Town (remote)

Private institution in Quincy, IL · 1,038 undergraduates · 50% acceptance rate · $50,369 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$17,324845th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,7401,508th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,7401,458th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$45,1021,334th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,0001,124th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,3691,045th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,331991st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
42.7%1,423rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
64.0%1,476th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
49.9%265th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1157502nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,0381,344th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.6%1,213th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 229 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,131$55,964
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,277$45,500
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,240$38,289
MarketingBusinessbachelors$41,193—
Human Services, GeneralPublic Administrationbachelors$35,290$26,739
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$35,060—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$33,993$31,305
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$33,281$35,060
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$29,685—
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$29,685$33,993
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCommunicationsbachelors$24,808$23,538
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$24,035$33,993

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,473,972 (M $4,132,944 · W $2,341,028)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Quincy University’s 1,038 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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