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Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Hamden, CT · 6,208 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $83,759 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
$39,2071,891st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$53,0901,849th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$53,0901,847th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$69,6661,816th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$83,759108th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$65,744141st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
77.3%251st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.7%355th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
77.0%802nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1212369th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
6,208411th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.5%1,895th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 68 mi (LGA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$65
Personal essay
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 51 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$73,990$75,548
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$62,366$61,020
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$61,380$61,681
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,943$57,318
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$57,318$57,995
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Sciencebachelors$52,733$48,432
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$52,107$42,682
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$51,273$48,432
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$47,260$53,358
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,282$47,416
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$45,919$37,208
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$43,872$42,166

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $14,679,756 (M $5,126,092 · W $9,553,664)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Quinnipiac University’s 6,208 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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