Quinnipiac University Top Questions

Quinnipiac has the most beautiful campus I have ever seen. I love to see kids playing outside in the quad. The campus is very modern and well kept. I wish there was more diversity, but I like the size of it(small-medium). There is always something to do, and it is nice to have the city of New Haven so close by. It is the perfect campus for me.

Quinnipiac has a lot that could be improved. There is no "college town," and there is never anything to do. One can go to the clubs in New Haven, but you need a fake i.d., and it gets old very fast as every weekend is spent at the same place" Hula Hanks on Thursday, and Toad's on Saturday. There is next to no partying on campus, as it's all dorms and apartment style living, so there's no room for a big party. Security is very strict too and it would be hard to avoid getting caught. There are no houses on campus for parties, so you have to go to off campus parties. The are no fraternity parties either, as the greek life here is a joke, and they do not even have houses together. There is no school pride, and no one attends sports games. The only sport that generates some fans is men's hockey, but people just go to the games as an excuse to be publically drunk. The housing system is terrible, as there is a lottery that is said to be determined by credits, but there are juniors that get the big shaft while sophomores have housing. Quinnipiac also has a bad rep in the area, as Yale students are quick to coin QU girls as "Quick in the sack Quinnipiac." Quinnipiac also has a very low return rate, as many people hate it. Only about 805 of students return after their freshman year. With QU, there are no shades of gray: either you love it or you hate it.

Quinnipiac has a gorgeous campus. On our "Remember When" senior t-shirts one of the things on there said "remember when you thought you couldnt walk on the grass". That's how nice everything looks. The freshman dorms were probably the most horrible thing ever created, the school is just trying to cram as many student as possible in rooms, and it is overflowing into upperclassman dorms as well. QU is growing by the year and at scary numbers. Parking is also a mess, especially since in my junior year they were building more dorms to fit even more people. They definitely don't have enough parking for the students they have now, so I really don't know what they were thinking. A lot of rumors are going around that QU is in debt, because of the new sports complex they built and that no banks will give them any money, but I doubt that is true with everyone's tuition coming in. Hamden natives are not a big fan of Quinnipiac. They don't like that we're right next to Sleeping Giant Mountain (which is beautiful and everyone should climb it). They think we ruined their nature, and are too commercial, but we bring a lot of positives to the town that they don't realize. Revenue alone from student spending money in town, and delis and restaraunt taking the "Q Card" has kids spending like crazy, so how is that a negative? The biggest controversay would be May Weekend, its like every other schools Spring Weekend. I'm pretty sure every year at least one girl (usually freshman) is raped or sexually assaulted, and the past two years someone has died. I think to solve this problem May Weekend should have been upperclassmen only, like juniors and seniors instead of open campus wide. It's usually the younger students who get themselves hurt or in the most trouble. Instead, my senior year (of course) May Weekend was cancelled completely. It still was fun though with local bars still throwing May Weekend parties, and we made our own May Weekend through huge house parties (checking ID's of course). I think that students at school have a lot of school pride. We have these couple of guys who literally paint their bodies in yellow and blue and go to every single game for every single sport. And walking to class you'll see at least 5 or 6 students are wearing QU attire.

I would diversify the campus. Lower the outrageous meal plan prices. Get "May Weekend" back. Make it more like a college then stepping right back into high-school. It would be nice if it was closer to New Haven because the shuttle system is awful. More parking for students. Parking on campus is tight for students, however let the resident students park on campus during the weekends. The library is way too noisy. MORE SCHOOL SPIRIT. Let the school paper, the chronicle, have say in whatever they want, it's a newspaper let them speak their minds and communicate to the student body issues that is bothering everyone. The administration needs to understand that we are adults and not children. May Weekend was the best student event that is offered at QU, they need to revamp their methods and bring it back. It's not only about drinking, the students come together and make new friends and have fun.

The school is a very nice size. Classes are smaller so you get a one on one learning experience from professors. When I tell people I go to Quinnipiac, the response is very good. People know Quinnipiac as a very good school. I haven't had the best luck with professors. The administration isn't the best. The biggest controversy on campus was a racial slur written on the walls of an African American student. There is not a lot of school pride. There is no football team.

Most frequent student complaints are parking and housing. Parking at Quinnipiac is miserable. There are not enough spaces for the students and there is not enough housing for the students.

Good size, nice dorms, lots of local bars and new haven bars, lots of school pride, 'unofficial' may weekend is the best!! Students don't have much to complain about other than parking

Quinnipiac has a great communications program, especially for TV. It also has a great PT and Health Sciences school. Drama and Law here are kind of a joke. The school is becoming more of a film school than ever and radio is booming. It's a good school for sure and has a great campus, but they charge about $40,000 per year and increasing and they spend most of that money on trying to attract more people to come. This school just became D1 last year because they keep accepting more and more people and fail to give them the garaunteed housing.

Quinnipiac has come a longggggg way in the past ten years or so. It started out as a small college and has turned into a prestigious university with a $32 million sports center for their 21 Division I teams. Quinnipiac has no problem spending money for their students. If you go to Quinnipiac, you'll learn to see that you become spoiled by Quinnipiac just like ou would your parents. Great concerts and events. The campus at Quinnipiac is one of the nicest you will ever see. Everything is brand new and up to date. They always make sure everything looks perfect. The students understand this too, which is why you'll never see anyone littering.

Quinnipiac is a great school for getting one on one with your teachers. Class sizeses are small, which gives allows every student to ask questions, or get extra help out of class. On the down side of having such a small school there is limited things to do on the weekends unless you want to shell out big money in New Haven. On an average weekend I would guess that i spend around 60 to 80 dollars depending if i go out thursday and saturday. When it comes to sports at Quinnipiac we are OK. Hockey is the best of the sports to watch, especially when we play Yale. The most common thing I hear from students that are transfering out of Quinnipiac is not that they didn't like the classes or the schools, it's that they want to go to a bigger college. There are no on campus frats, so if you want keggers get to know a sports team or someone older.