Private nonprofit · University

Quincy University

Quincy, Illinois · Remote town

50.9%
Admit rate
$20,359
Avg net price
45%
Graduation rate
$50,369
Median earnings

Quincy University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Quincy, Illinois (remote town setting), enrolling 1,010 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,010 undergradsRemote townSelective · 51% admitNCAA Division II with football · Great Lakes Valley ConferenceCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Quincy University's admitted students.

Admit rate
50.9%
SAT (mid 50%)
1000–1200
Avg GPA (est.)
3.23

Enter a test score to see where you land against Quincy University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Quincy University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Quincy, Illinois

Quincy is a city in Adams County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Quincy's location along the Mississippi River has attracted settlers for centuries. Quincy and the surrounding region lie in a blended zone of midwestern culture, where influences from the Heartland and Rust Belt converge. It is the site of America's first Arts Council, Quincy Society of Fine Arts, which was founded in 1947 by George M. Irwin. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
85 miles to Columbia, MO
To Great Lakes shore
236 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)

How Quincy University compares

Selectivity50.9%

More selective than 84% · #10 most selective of 58 in Illinois

SAT average1098

Higher than 30%

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 31% · #46 of 58 in Illinois

First-year retention70%

Higher than 31%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,369

Higher than 40% · #53 of 66 in Illinois

Average net price$20,359

Cheaper than 49% · #34 cheapest of 57 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$24,000

Lower than 45%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment1,010

Larger than 38%

Percentiles compare Quincy University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,148students
  • Undergraduate1,01088%
  • Graduate13812%

Undergraduates by gender

1,010undergrads
  • Women54454%
  • Men46646%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White65%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic9.1%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,010
Graduate enrollment
138
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
30%
First-generation students
33%
Students over 25
4%
Median family income
$50,859
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,822
Endowment
$18,115,236

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 327 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Illinois45%
  • Other U.S. states47%
  • International8.3%

A national draw — only 45% of first-years come from Illinois; 47% arrive from other states.

8% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
50.9%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1000–1200
SAT average
1098
SAT reading
490–600
SAT math
510–600
ACT composite
20–25
Average GPA (estimated)
3.23

Cost

In-state tuition
$37,140
Room & board
$13,000
Total cost of attendance
$50,091
Average net price
$20,359

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
45%
Graduated on time (4 years)
36%
First-year retention
70%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,331
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,369
Median debt at graduation
$24,000
Students with federal loans
54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
57%

About 10% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
36%
Low-income (Pell)
31%
First-generation
33%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
745
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
74%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference
Varsity athletes
761 (536 men · 225 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (14)

Football130
Other Sports91
Soccer80
Baseball72
Wrestling71
Lacrosse55
Swimming53
Volleyball52
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)46
Basketball42
Softball20
Bowling20
Golf17
Tennis12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
5.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
19

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,210 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

6.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year6.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
4.7
Motor vehicle theft
1.7
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,502
$30–48k
$13,561
$48–75k
$17,804
$75–110k
$12,825
$110k+
$25,231

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$76,873

$17,804/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$23,490
average award, among those who get one

Quincy University discounts heavily: 99% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $23,490. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 303 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$50,369
Typical debt at graduation
$24,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
48%
Out-earn a HS grad
62%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$46,258
Men
$55,720

Men out-earn women by $9,462 (20%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
36.5″
Annual snow
17.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Quincy Dam 21, IL US station (3.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.