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Quinnipiac University
Motto:	"Challenging Students to Meet the Challenges of the Future." [1]
Established	1929 (as Connecticut College of Commerce)
Type:	Private
Endowment:	$185 million
President:	John L. Lahey
Staff:	681 full time, 475 adjunct
Undergraduates:	5,400
Postgraduates:	2,000
Location	Hamden, CT, USA
Campus:	Suburban
Athletics:	NCAA Division I
Colors:	Blue and Gold
Mascot:	Boomer The Bobcat
Website:	www.quinnipiac.edu

Quinnipiac University is an American university located in Hamden, Connecticut, just north of New Haven. The campus is situated at the foot of Sleeping Giant State Park.

Quinnipiac has over 63 programs of study in Communications, Health Sciences, Business, Liberal Arts, Law, Physical Therapy and Nursing.

Quinnipiac also owns and operates two radio stations, a professionally run commercial station WQUN, and the student-run FM station WQAQ, which also streams on the Internet. It has a student-run television station, Q30, which can only be seen on campus, and a student-produced newspaper, The Chronicle, which was established in 1929 and publishes 2,500 copies on Wednesday.

The University is also home to one of the world's largest collections of art commemorating the Great Irish Famine, "An Gorta Mor" or the Great Hunger. The University's collection is contained in the Lender Family Special Collection room located in the Arnold Bernhard library.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Academics 2 History 3 Admissions 4 Quinnipiac Polling Institute 5 Famous Quinnipiac alumni 6 References 7 External links

• School of Business
• School of Communications
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Law: A graduate school, offering the Juris Doctor degree, with about 400 students.
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Professional Studies
• Division of Education: This is a 5 year accelerated program through which a student will receive both a Bachelor's Degree in their chosen area and a Master's Degree in either Secondary or Elementary Education.

Quinnipiac University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education. Originally known as the Connecticut College of Commerce, it was founded in 1929 by Samuel W. Tator as a small business college awarding associate's degrees. It was renamed Quinnipiac College in 1951, in honor of the Quinnipiack Indian tribe who inhabited the Greater New Haven area during the 17th-19th centuries. In 1952 Quinnipiac assumed administrative control of Larson College, a private women's college (the Georgian-style building formerly occupied by Larson College is now an assisted living facility [2]). In 1966 Quinnipiac moved to its current location in Hamden, Connecticut. In 1995, the American Bar Association fully accredited Quinnipiac to award the Juris Doctor degree through the Quinnipiac College School of Law and the Quinnipiac School of Law Center was dedicated later that year. As of July 2000 the school changed its name again to Quinnipiac University. Also in 2000, Quinnipiac University received national accreditation by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). A new campus, York Hill, is under development, and will house the sports complex, a new student center, student residence halls, and a parking garage. The York Hill campus houses the new TD Banknorth Sports Center, which opened January 2007. It is the new home of Quinnipiac's basketball and ice hockey teams. The entire York Hill project is slated to be completed in 2012. In addition, the university recently purchased a campus in North Haven, CT with the idea of using that campus primarily for graduate studies.

For the class of 2009, Quinnipiac received 11,396 applications and admitted 51% of them. 1359 (24%) of them enrolled. Most applicants were from Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey. The class of 2009 is 62% Female and 38% Male.

For the class of 2011, Quinnipiac admitted 5,669 of the 12,049 applicants who applied (47%). 1,350 (24%) freshmen enrolled. 62% of the class is female while 38% is male. 90% of the class of 2011 ranked in the top half of their high school class; 55% ranked in the top quarter; 22% ranked in the top tenth. Most students are from the states of New York (29%), Connecticut (21%), New Jersey (19%), and Massachusetts (18%). One percent of the class of 2011 is international. 70% are receiving financial aid.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions looks primarily for a solid 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale in addition to a SAT score, verbal and math, of 1200. For students interested in areas of Health Science like nursing, physical therapy, physician's assistant, and occupational therapy, requirements are more challenging.

The Polling Institute receives national recognition for its independent surveys of residents in Connecticut, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and nationwide. The institute conducts timely and accurate public opinion polls on politics and public policy as a public service and for academic research.

The poll has been cited by major news outlets in North America, including The Washington Post ^[1], FOX News ^[2], USA Today ^[3], The New York Times ^[4], and CNN ^[5].

• Turk Wendell - former Major League Baseball pitcher

• Murray Lender - Lender Bagels

• William C. Weldon - Chairman & CEO of Johnson and Johnson

• Daniel M. Petriw - Associate Director; ESPN, 2 Time Emmy Award winner for best daily show; Sports Center

• Quinnipiac University official Web site
• Official Athletics Site
• The Polling Institute
• The Chronicle Student Newspaper

v • d • e Northeast Conference
Central Connecticut • Fairleigh Dickinson • LIU–Brooklyn • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary's • Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis(NY) • St. Francis(PA) • Wagner Future member: Bryant (2012)

v • d • e ECAC Hockey
Brown Bears (Meehan Auditorium) • Clarkson Golden Knights (Cheel Arena) • Colgate Raiders (Starr Rink) • Cornell Big Red (Lynah Rink) • Dartmouth Big Green (Thompson Arena) • Harvard Crimson (Bright Hockey Center) • Princeton Tigers (Hobey Baker Memorial Rink) • Quinnipiac Bobcats (TD Banknorth Sports Center) • Rensselaer Engineers (Houston Field House) • St. Lawrence Saints (Appleton Arena) • Union Dutchmen (Achilles Rink) • Yale Bulldogs (Ingalls Rink)
NCAA  • List of champions: (Men's)/(Women's)  • Times Union Center (men's conference tourney site)  • TBA (women's conference tournament site)

v • d • e Associated New American Colleges

Arcadia University • Belmont University • Butler University • Drake University • Drury University • Elon University • Hamline University • Hampton University • Ithaca College • North Central College • Pacific Lutheran University • Quinnipiac University • Simmons College • Susquehanna University • The Sage Colleges • University of Redlands • University of Scranton • Valparaiso University • Wagner College • Westminster College