Quincy University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Quincy University

Quincy University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Quincy, Illinois (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 1,010 students of which 1,203 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Quincy University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 50.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,098 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,359, with published in-state tuition of $37,140 and a Pell grant recipient share of 29.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 44.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.0%. Graduates earn a median of $50,369 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,331 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 70200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.