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Quincy University

Quincy, Illinois Private nonprofit 4-year Remote town

Overview

Quincy University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Quincy, Illinois. The campus sits in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,210, made up of 1,072 undergraduates and 138 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Quincy University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Management Science. It awarded 241 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

1,210
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
241
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 56

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 7
Education 11
Health Professions 8
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Psychology 3
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 1
History 1
Social Sciences 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
70%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
204
Master's degrees
37

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,210
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,072
Graduate students, fall 2024
138
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,376
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,134
Graduate students, 2024-25
242
Full-time, 2024-25
76%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
47%
Men
53%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
70%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference
President
Dr. Brian McGee
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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