Quinnipiac University

About Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational university where students engage in an educational experience that’s both personal and challenging from faculty who care deeply about student outcomes. We offer a diverse range of programs and courses, including our industry-leading dual-degree programs, to approximately 6,000 undergraduate and 2,700 graduate, law and medical students.

At a Glance

8,788 Total Students

Quinnipiac has 6,073 undergraduates, 2,715 graduate, doctoral, law and medical students.

60 Countries

Number of countries our students call home.

11:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio

Small class sizes mean professors are able to get to know their students well — and offer one-on-one guidance.

Leadership

President Judy Olian is widely recognized as an innovative leader in higher education. She became Quinnipiac University’s 9th president in July 2018.

In addition to the president, the mission, strategy and operations of Quinnipiac University are led by the president’s leadership council, academic deans and the Board of Trustees.

Meet the leadership team

Strategic Plan

Our mission at Quinnipiac is to build the University of the Future with a strategy propelling us from our storied past toward an ambitious, inclusive and innovative future. We exist to prepare graduates as enlightened global citizens equipped for the challenges and opportunities of 21st-century careers.

Read our Strategic Plan

Explore our history

Latest News and Stories

A medical student holds his Match envelope and smiles with someone who is dabbing tears from her eyes

Futures unfold in Match Day envelopes

After four years of classes and clinical rotations, 90 students at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac eagerly opened their Match Day envelopes Friday like they were opening the future. Because indeed they were.

Joseph Liberman standing at a podium speaking to Quinnipiac students

Former U.S. senator ignites unity for Quinnipiac’s Critical Conversations Series

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Panelists sit at a royal blue table as a Quinnipiac HR Student presents

School of Business panel discusses diversity, inclusion and the impact of AI in the workplace

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Student Experience

At Quinnipiac, you’ll do more than earn a degree. You'll become a part of our vibrant community where students rally around common interests, passions and causes.
You’ll see this collective passion come to life through our 146 student-run organizations, while volunteering in the local community or through service-learning opportunities available around the world.

Explore our student experience

Athletics

Between the impressive performances of our 2023 NCAA National Championship ice hockey team, three-time defending national champion women’s rugby team, and our women’s basketball team’s trip to the Sweet 16 — not to mention multiple conference titles for many of our teams — it’s never been a better time to be a member of #BobcatNation.

Explore our 21 Division I teams

Our Campuses

Our university consists of three campuses in Hamden and North Haven, Connecticut. You'll be surrounded by the seasonal beauty of New England, all while enjoying easy access to New York City, Boston and other cities.

Campuses and Facilities

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Quinnipiac’s Mission Statement