$83,759
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Quinnipiac University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Hamden, Connecticut with 6,531 undergraduates and 2,867 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $40,675 a year (tuition and fees $55,480). It admits 72% of applicants and 76% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $83,759 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$40,675
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$55,480
US median $11,837
Admission rate
72%
US median 78%
Completion rate
76%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$83,759
Rank 151 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $40,675
- Tuition and fees
- $55,480
- Cost of attendance
- $72,215
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $33,649
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $35,827
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $36,507
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $39,096
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $42,891
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $42,270 in 2015-16 to $55,480 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1,242
- Undergraduates
- 6,531
- Graduate students
- 2,867
- Part-time students
- 1.9%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 76%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 94
- Endowment
- $764.5M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 151 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 41 in Connecticut (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $40,675 | $21,634 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $55,480 | $21,044 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 72% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 76% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $12,758 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $65,744 | $46,254 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $83,759 | $55,344 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 82% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 87% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
94 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 298 | $33,500 | $77,487 | $109,384 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 290 | $26,874 | $84,856 | $98,641 | $88,910 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 284 | $25,945 | $31,115 | $80,374 | $68,245 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 123 | $81,000 | $62,011 | $100,096 | $107,773 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $25,000 | $51,589 | $86,474 | $83,343 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 98 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 95 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $25,000 | $47,845 | $82,357 | $68,257 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 91 | $35,304 | $70,958 | $80,998 | $71,416 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 65 | $24,766 | $51,985 | $59,725 | $59,916 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $27,000 | $44,657 | $70,632 | $57,214 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $24,250 | $52,059 | $83,258 | $69,303 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 62 | $71,500 | $142,595 | $140,822 | $127,347 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $26,000 | $32,192 | $61,510 | $50,706 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $23,250 | $43,591 | $73,547 | $63,560 |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 50 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $22,250 | $29,253 | $52,094 | $43,765 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $26,520 | $69,600 | $86,337 | $70,786 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,125 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $23,250 | $37,199 | $63,012 | $56,359 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Systems AnalysisBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $26,000 | $35,884 | $61,419 | $51,490 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $23,750 | $40,184 | $61,819 | $56,278 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Hamden and Connecticut on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Quinnipiac University cost?
$40,675 a year is the average net price at Quinnipiac University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $55,480, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $72,215. Families earning under $30,000 pay $33,649 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Quinnipiac University?
72% of applicants are admitted to Quinnipiac University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,242. The median admission rate of colleges in Connecticut is 76%.
How much do Quinnipiac University graduates earn?
$83,759 a year is the median pay of former Quinnipiac University students who work, 10 years after they started ($65,744 after 6 years). That ranks 151 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 41 in Connecticut. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $147,644.
How much student debt do Quinnipiac University graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Quinnipiac University graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 59% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Quinnipiac University?
76% of first-time, full-time students at Quinnipiac University finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Quinnipiac University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (298 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (290 bachelor's graduates), Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (284 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 94 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.