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Overview
Quinnipiac University is a private university in Hamden, Connecticut, at the foot of Sleeping Giant mountain, best known nationally for the Quinnipiac Poll, a widely cited independent political and public-opinion survey run out of the university.
Academics
Health sciences and nursing are major strengths, supported by dedicated health-sciences facilities, alongside strong communications and business programs. The curriculum leans professional and pre-professional rather than heavily theoretical.
Campus & student life
The campus is polished and suburban, with a relatively traditional residential college experience. Division I ice hockey is the clear marquee sport and a genuine focal point of campus spirit, drawing attention well beyond what the university's size would suggest.
Getting in
Admissions rewards strong preparation in the health-sciences and communications tracks specifically, and the university has built visibility well beyond Connecticut through its polling operation and athletics.
Worth knowing
The Quinnipiac Poll gives students in political science, communications, and journalism a genuine, functioning research operation to be involved with, not just a classroom exercise — a distinctive resource among schools of its size.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
qu.edu ↗High school coursework
Required4 years of English · 3 years of mathematics (4 for physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and physician assistant applicants) · 3 years of science (4 for School of Health Sciences and School of Nursing applicants) · 2 years of social science · 2 years of foreign language · 3 academic electives
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