Quad

Head-to-head

Quinnipiac
Sacred Heart

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Quinnipiac's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Sacred Heart

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Quinnipiac costs about $7.6K less per year on average than Sacred Heart ($41,769 vs. $49,339, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Quinnipiac grads earn $8.7K more ten years out than Sacred Heart's ($83,759 vs. $75,059)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Quinnipiac graduates 8 pts more of its students than Sacred Heart (79% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Sacred Heart's yield is 6 pts higher than Quinnipiac's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Sacred Heart has 3 pts more first-gen students than Quinnipiac (23% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Sacred Heart admits 65%, Quinnipiac 72%; Sacred Heart's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Quinnipiac72%
Sacred Heart65%
Quad's selectivity
  • QuinnipiacSelective
  • Sacred HeartSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Quinnipiac
1150–1320
Sacred HeartTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • QuinnipiacRigor and GPA very important41%
  • Sacred HeartGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 16%.

Undergrads
Quinnipiac6.5K
Sacred Heart7.1K
Pell Grant share
Quinnipiac16%
Sacred Heart16%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Quinnipiac has 12 students per faculty member to Sacred Heart's 15.

Students per faculty member
Quinnipiac12 to 1
Sacred Heart15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • QuinnipiacRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • Sacred HeartRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%

What each costs

Quinnipiac costs about $7.6K less a year than Sacred Heart on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Quinnipiac$41.8K
Sacred Heart$49.3K
Aid generosity
Quinnipiac43%
Sacred Heart30%

What each pays off

Quinnipiac's former students earn more, a median $83.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Quinnipiac$83.8K
Sacred Heart$75.1K
Graduation rate
Quinnipiac79%
Sacred Heart71%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Sacred Heart but held steady at Quinnipiac; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • QuinnipiacSteady+3%
  • Sacred HeartGrowing+81%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Quinnipiac University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why