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University or college · Private nonprofit

Quincy University

Quincy, IL72 online only

Quincy University is a private nonprofit university in Quincy, IL, with about 1,208 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,208
plus 72 studying only online
Admission rate
51%
lower than at 84% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$20,359
higher than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
45%
lower than at 69% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$50,369
higher than at 72% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Quincy University, in brief

A graduation gap for lower-income students

32% of students with Pell grants finish, against 45% overall, a gap of 13 points. 30% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Rent in Quincy is below the state median

Median rent in Quincy is $837 a month, 34% below the state median. Living in Quincy ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
45%
within 6 years · Pell students 32%
Come back for year two
70%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$50,369
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,000
about $254 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

7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$254 a month against about $3,611 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

60%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 76% 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
$45k
Middle income$30–75k
$47k
Higher incomeover $75k
$59k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Quincy University?

51%

of applicants admitted

About 10 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
490–600
SAT math
510–600
ACT
20–25

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1098.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $50,091 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $37,140Room & board $13,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,359.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$17,804

About $71,216 over 4 years · 64% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 20%Health professions 17%Parks, recreation & fitness 12%Education 7%Public safety 7%Biology 6%Everything else 30%

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 Nursing32 graduates a year
$79k4 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods22 graduates a year · typical debt $25,250
$59k4 yrs out
Biology, General16 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$15k1 yr out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness16 graduates a year
$29k1 yr out
Marketing16 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods14 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections10 graduates a year
—not reported
Political Science and Government9 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,010 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 65%Hispanic 9%Black 11%Asian 1%International 8%

Women and men

Women 41%Men 59%
12 : 1
students per teacher
30%
get Pell grants (lower income)
54%
take federal loans
4%
undergrads 25 or older
2%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Quincy

6% of Quincy’s 38,918 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Quincy pages.

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$837/momedian rent · 34% below the state$181Ktypical home value19° / 87°January low / July high · 17" of snowC+Health GradeAll colleges in and near QuincyCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Quincy
1.7 mi162 students
John Wood Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Quincy
3.2 mi1,303 students
Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hannibal
14.5 mi344 students
Culver-Stockton CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Canton
15.2 mi905 students

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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.