Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois · Private · 1,010 undergraduates · quincy.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
51%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1000 to 1200
of enrolled freshmen
Your chances and merit aid at Quincy University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
51% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
Not available
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 46% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 940, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- Applicants without test scores complete a writing sample based on a prompt from the Office of Admissions.
Source: First-Time Freshman - Quincy University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: How to Apply - Quincy University
Who gets in
51%
of applicants are admitted.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/15, hear by 1/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 35% of them sent SAT scores and 25% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1000 to 1200
Reading and Writing 490 to 600
Math 510 to 600
ACT composite 20 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16002%
- 1200 to 139922%
- 1000 to 119959%
- 800 to 99917%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.47
- 4.020%
- 3.75 to 3.9915%
- 3.50 to 3.7414%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.9918%
- Below 2.506%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
Quincy University hasn't published a total yearly cost. The parts it has published are below.
- Tuition$41,500
- Transportation and other$3,020
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,113
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,972
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,717
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,863
- Over $110,000$26,162
Financial aid
71%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$29,909
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
42 of 42
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,150Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art 121 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art 131 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | General Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | AHI 283 OR AHI 285 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 111 |
| Business with Personal Finance | 3 | 3 | Business Elective |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAT 142 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 242 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAT 242 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MAT 242 & 243 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHE 100 OR CHE 125 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Language Elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science Elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 150 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CIS 101 |
| Cybersecurity (Career Kickstart) | 3 | 3 | CYB 101 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 111 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 111 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 112 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIO 103 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 316 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FRE 111 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GER 111 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | General Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Language Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Language Elective |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT 111 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 222 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 223 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS 113 & MUS 115 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 211 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 212 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY 224 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY 223 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MAT 142 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 100 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | INT 180 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | INT 181 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 111 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 325 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MAT 150 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 200 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS 111 OR HIS 112 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS 101 OR HIS 102 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
44%
Come back for a second year
70%
Typical earnings
$55,330
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Quincy University$79,575
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 11 majors here have earnings data.
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