Quinnipiac ranks in top three percent of Georgetown University recent study

A recent study ranked Quinnipiac University in the top three percent of U.S. universities for long term value. 

The study, conducted by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, analyzed the long-term return on investment of 4,500 colleges and universities. Analysis was based on graduates’ future earnings up to 40 years after completion of their degree. 

The same report also ranked Quinnipiac in the top 100 for its graduates’ median 10-year earnings at $63,300 a year. Vice President of Enrollment Management Eric Sykes discussed the impact this study could have on admissions.

“It really legitimizes what we’ve been talking about with prospective students,” Sykes said. “Quinnipiac is the kind of place where we’re all about outcomes. We’re very practical in our education. Students are going to get a lot of hands-on experience with faculty. We differentiate ourselves in that way from other schools, and this is really just evidence of what we’ve been saying.”

Quinnipiac continues to differentiate itself, as this isn’t the first time the university has been recognized with such an honor.

“This isn’t the first study to come out with differences in outcomes between Quinnipiac and other institutions,” he continued. “I think within the state of Connecticut, we are ranked number one. As families look at the return of investment and the value of a degree, studies like this allow us to talk more about the evidence behind those pieces we’ve been talking about up to this point.”

Sykes didn’t say that this study would lead directly to more applications, but he noted that it can’t hurt to be mentioned alongside other highly respected colleges and universities, especially in a respected ranking system.

“It’s hard to know any one data point that’s going to really move the needle on those, but it certainly helps us to underscore the message that we’ve already been speaking about. It allows us to talk to students and parents about the value of a Quinnipiac degree,” he said.