Quinnipiac University

For Fall 2024, 23,949 first-year students applied to Quinnipiac, 17,280 were admitted and 1,917 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 72.2%.

Source: IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2024, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab), first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. Quinnipiac publishes no first-year acceptance rate by college or major, and its newest posted Common Data Set is the 2023-2024 edition, so the counts above come from the federal IPEDS survey.

Source: Quinnipiac Institutional Research (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

You apply to Quinnipiac for a major. Some programs work differently:

• Health programs. Quinnipiac strongly encourages applying Early Decision I or Early Action for full consideration in diagnostic medical sonography, the entry-level master's in physician assistant, the entry-level doctor of physical therapy, radiologic sciences and traditional nursing.

  Source: Quinnipiac Undergraduate Admissions, Apply for Undergraduate Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• Physician assistant, entry-level dual-degree BS/MHS. Official SAT or ACT scores are required. Applicants hear the last week of January.
• Accelerated dual-degree bachelor's/JD (3+3). Official SAT or ACT scores are required to be considered.
• Physical therapy, occupational therapy and nursing. Scores are recommended for the BS/Doctor of Physical Therapy and BS/Master of Occupational Therapy dual degrees and for the School of Nursing. These programs, and physician assistant, also expect 4 years of math, and Health Sciences and Nursing applicants 4 years of science.

Source: Quinnipiac Undergraduate Admissions, Admission Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

67 majors across 6 schools. Every bachelor's degree major in Quinnipiac's official 2026-2027 Academic Catalog, grouped by the college or school that offers it, with the degree it leads to. Minors, certificates, graduate programs and dual-degree bachelor's and graduate programs are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Quinnipiac tries to decide Regular Decision applications within two weeks of being complete, and gives priority to those in by February 1; later applications are still read as Regular Decision. The enrollment deposit is due February 1 for Early Decision I, March 1 for Early Decision II and May 1 for Early Action and Regular Decision.

Source: Quinnipiac Undergraduate Admissions, Apply for Undergraduate Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early Decision I and II are binding, and students interested in any major may apply Early Decision. If you are not offered admission to your first-choice major, the Early Decision is not binding. Early Action and Regular Decision are not binding.

Source: Quinnipiac Undergraduate Admissions, Apply for Undergraduate Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Quinnipiac is test-optional for most majors: scores are optional in Arts and Sciences, Business, Communications, Engineering and Health Sciences. They are recommended for the accelerated dual-degree programs, physical and occupational therapy and Nursing, and required for the physician assistant program, the 3+3 law program, homeschooled applicants and anyone who must show English proficiency. Scores you enter on the application are considered; to apply test-optional, leave that section blank.

Source: Quinnipiac Undergraduate Admissions, Admission Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked Quinnipiac's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: Quinnipiac Undergraduate Admissions, Admission Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at Quinnipiac, 2026-2027:

For a full-time first-year student living on campus. Tuition covers 12 to 16 semester hours a term. Books, personal and transportation are estimated allowances, not billed.

Source: Quinnipiac Paying for College, Costs and Budgets (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from Quinnipiac's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to Quinnipiac University on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• Simmons UniversityBoston, MA · Private70% admitted$25,265 average net price
• Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY · Private71.1% admitted$34,906 average net price
• Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA · Private61.9% admitted$43,071 average net price
• Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · Private73.3% admitted$31,446 average net price
• Chapman UniversityOrange, CA · Private72.1% admitted$46,555 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.