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University or college · Private nonprofit

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT1,115 online only

Quinnipiac University is a private nonprofit university in Hamden, CT, with about 7,803 students on campus and 1,115 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
7,803
plus 1,115 studying only online
Admission rate
72%
lower than at 60% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$40,675
higher than at 96% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
76%
higher than at 86% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$83,759
higher than at 97% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Quinnipiac University

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $33,649 a year after grants. The average family on aid pays $40,675, more than at 96% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓

Quinnipiac University’s graduates are among the best paid in the country

Former students earn a median $83,759 ten years after starting, more than at 97% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Quinnipiac University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $98,641 four years out. Film/video and photographic arts graduates earn $52,094. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $72,215 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $55,480Room & board $17,260Books & supplies $1,100

After grants, the average family on aid pays $40,675.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$36,507

About $146,028 over 4 years · 49% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Quinnipiac University?

72%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
580–660
SAT math
570–660
ACT
25–30

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1242.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
76%
within 6 years · Pell students 64%
Come back for year two
89%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$83,759
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,000
about $276 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$276 a month against about $5,479 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

82%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 97% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$75k
Middle income$30–75k
$78k
Higher incomeover $75k
$86k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 35%Business 21%Psychology 6%Communication 6%Visual & performing arts 5%Biology 4%Everything else 23%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing290 graduates a year · typical debt $26,874
$99k4 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other284 graduates a year · typical debt $25,945
$80k4 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services106 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$86k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations92 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$82k4 yrs out
Biology, General65 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$71k4 yrs out
Marketing63 graduates a year · typical debt $24,250
$83k4 yrs out
Psychology, General61 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$62k4 yrs out
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication54 graduates a year · typical debt $23,250
$74k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

6,531 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 74%Hispanic 12%Black 4%Asian 3%Two or more 3%International 2%

Women and men

Women 60%Men 40%
12 : 1
students per teacher
16%
get Pell grants (lower income)
59%
take federal loans
3%
undergrads 25 or older
2%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Hamden

15% of Hamden’s 61,824 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Hamden pages.

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Straight-line distances from Quinnipiac University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.