by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Quinnipiac University was awarded 62 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is rehabilitation & therapeutic professions.
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Quinnipiac is ranked #162 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Quinnipiac held the #488 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Quinnipiac is also ranked #5 out of 18 schools in Connecticut.
The acceptance rate at Quinnipiac University is 84%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Quinnipiac is a good fit for you.
About 28% of students accepted to Quinnipiac submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 650. Math scores were between 550 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Quinnipiac it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Quinnipiac University is 36%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 88% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Quinnipiac University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Quinnipiac the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 73%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Quinnipiac University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,843 undergraduates at Quinnipiac with 6,482 being full-time and 361 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $33,296 | $32,709 | $33,699 | $38,821 | $42,979 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Quinnipiac, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Quinnipiac, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $12,694 a year. That adds up to $50,776 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Quinnipiac University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Quinnipiac University.
Contact details for Quinnipiac are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 275 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT 06518 |
| Phone: | 203-582-8200 |
| Website: | www.qu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 380 | $47,845 |
| Nursing | 376 | $84,856 |
| Other Health Professions | 319 | $31,115 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 166 | NA |
| Law | 127 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 124 | $69,600 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 114 | $51,589 |
| General Biology | 113 | $44,657 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 107 | $43,591 |
| Marketing | 100 | $52,059 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 3,420 students took at least one online class at Quinnipiac University. This is a decrease from the 4,903 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,420 | 746 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,903 | 774 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,213 | 1,155 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,093 | 1,019 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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