Quinnipiac University

Quinnipiac University is a private nonprofit college in Hamden, CT. Its average net price is $41,729 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$35,163
$30,001 to $48,000$35,914
$48,001 to $75,000$37,444
$75,001 to $110,000$40,034
$110,001 and up$44,609
$57,700Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$57,700Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$41,729Average Net Price
$17,900Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,100Books and Supplies
$2,660Other Expenses
20.4%Students on Pell Grants
61.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

72.2%Acceptance Rate
580 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
570 to 660SAT Math, Middle Half
25 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$72,198
8 years after entry$80,619
10 years after entry$87,596
78.6%Graduation Rate
89.1%Retention Rate
$23,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Hamden, CTLocation
Large suburbSetting
6,531Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$71,252 Small program - rough guide n=43$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=68
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$47,981 Small program - rough guide n=47$22,535 Small program - rough guide n=68
Business Administration, Management and Operations$63,021 Small program - rough guide n=61$25,000 n=100
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$20,250 Small program - rough guide n=51
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Systems Analysis$65,104 National median for this major n=1,196$23,160 Small program - rough guide n=37
Criminal Justice$42,494 Small program - rough guide n=40$25,750 Small program - rough guide n=46
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=46
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$34,820 Small program - rough guide n=40$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=58
Finance and Financial Management Services$69,388 Small program - rough guide n=62$19,500 n=122
Gerontology$42,094 National median for this major n=204Not published
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$42,366 National median for this major n=288Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$39,745 n=110$24,390 n=374
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Industrial Engineering$79,132 National median for this major n=4,420Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Journalism$41,991 Small program - rough guide n=31$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=40
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$59,189 Small program - rough guide n=67$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=68
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,343 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$26,949 Small program - rough guide n=32
Psychology$36,627 Small program - rough guide n=49$25,000 n=101
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$50,140 Small program - rough guide n=62$21,375 Small program - rough guide n=60
Registered Nursing$90,795 n=268$27,000 n=204
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published

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