Quincy University
Private College in Quincy, IL. Six-year graduation rate 45%. Median 10-year earnings $50,369.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $50,369 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 45%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $24,000 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 1.0 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
Selectivity is real here: only 51% of applicants are offered a place. The applicant pool runs to 1,771, typical for a school of this reach. 30% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction. The score bands below rest on the 41% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 490–600 | 105 (41%) |
| SAT Math | 510–600 | |
| ACT Composite | 20–25 | 87 (34%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Quincy University →Academics
45% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 70% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 972 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $19,477 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $16,502 at the $0–30k band to $25,231 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 98% of students receive it, averaging $29,310. 63% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 327 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $16,502 |
| $30–48k | $13,561 |
| $48–75k | $17,804 |
| $75–110k | $12,825 |
| $110k+ | $25,231 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 614 of these 972 students, totalling $3,804,943 — an average of $6,197 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Adams County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)