Quinnipiac University Business Programs

Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. Hamden is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Quinnipiac University Rankings

Out of the 19 colleges in Connecticut, Quinnipiac is ranked at #4.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Quinnipiac.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#27	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#110	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#136	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Quinnipiac has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Schools	College Factual
#28	Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	College Factual
#48	Best Human Resource Management Schools	College Factual
#117	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#213	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Quinnipiac University?

Contact details for Quinnipiac are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
Phone:	203-582-8200
Website:	www.qu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/QuinnipiacUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/quinnipiacu

How Do I Get Into Quinnipiac?

You can apply to Quinnipiac online at: www.qu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Quinnipiac

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Quinnipiac?

With an acceptance rate of 82%, Quinnipiac may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford Quinnipiac University?

The overall average net price of Quinnipiac is $44,365. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Quinnipiac, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $12,373 a year. That adds up to $49,492 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Quinnipiac is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Quinnipiac University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,843 undergraduate students at Quinnipiac, with 6,482 being full-time and 361 being part-time.

There are also 2,903 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,482 full-time undergraduates at Quinnipiac, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Quinnipiac University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	229
Black or African American	232
Hispanic or Latino	634
White	4,922
International Students	144
Other Races/Ethnicities	321

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Quinnipiac University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 52 countries are represented at Quinnipiac. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at Quinnipiac University

In 2019-2020, 7,213 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Quinnipiac has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Quinnipiac

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Quinnipiac University was $50,760 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Quinnipiac is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Management Science	#42	#42
Organizational Behavior Studies	#45	#45
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#50	#50

Online Growth Rankings of Quinnipiac

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Quinnipiac University was 8.5%. This is the #1,276 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Quinnipiac regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Quinnipiac University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	82	243	325
Finance	118	0	118
Other Marketing	100	0	100
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	38	31	69
Management Science	0	61	61
Accounting	39	16	55
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	53	53
General Management Information Systems	49	0	49
Public Relations	45	0	45
General Economics	27	0	27
International Business/Trade/Commerce	25	0	25
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	16	0	16
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	9	0	9
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	3	0	3
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	1	0	1
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	0
Advertising	0	0	0
TOTAL	552	404	956

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By JlsElsewhere under License

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