@BobMahloonga - Yes, my D’s came in last week (we’re in MA).
I think it’s coming down to Udel, Scranton and Quinnipiac, DPT. The COA is about the same after scholarships. Although she was accepted into the honors college at Villanova, she can’t afford to go there.
Thought it would be useful to share some information about financial aid at QU for future applicants. Based on D’s stats and our EFC, she received merit plus additional grants at most of the colleges where she applied. At QU she received a 26k Trustee Scholarship, but no additional grant money leaving a net cost of about 37k. The only college that was more expensive for us was Pitt, with UVM, UNH, TCNJ, Rutgers, SHU, Scranton and Binghamton all 7-15k less per year. We received the following response to our appeal.
“As you may know, the demand for our PT, OT, PA, Nursing and 3+1 majors are extremely high and we are very selective in admitting candidates for each of these programs. As a result, students who gain admission already tend qualify for larger academic scholarships, hence, the university has a strict policy against enhancing these awards.“
The takeaway is that if you have moderate to high need, there are better options. On the other hand, if you have low need, QU offers some attractive merit scholarships. The net price calculator was accurate in our case, so we were careful throughout the process to emphasize that QU was a financial reach for us. Not much disappointment now that we are removing it from the list.
Has anyone else been deferred ? I was deferred and wondering when I should hear back since I just sent mid year grades in a couple days ago…
My son and I visited the campus yesterday for the first time. He applied EA and was accepted. The campus is very nice and he liked the program (Film) and all of the activities offered. However, the price (after FA and scholarships) is about the same as a couple of other schools that have a slightly better reputation and program.
D14 graduated from Quinnipiac for nursing…excellent job opportunities and extremely positive experience all around. Was heavily involved in the theater program for fun and knew a lot of film/communication people though I don’t know much about the program. Definitely agree it is a pricey school, but it was on par with other private schools in the area, and actually (shockingly) one of the cheaper options for D14 - lower in price than UConn (OOS), Northeastern, and other schools. The only schools that were cheaper for us back then was the in-state options which were about 10K less expensive.
For S19, it’s less than Elon U w/fellows scholarship which was his first choice (but now too expensive) and same price as Marist, even though the sticker price was much higher than Marist.
I’m sure it’s different for everyone…just giving our story for posterity. 
@BobMahloonga There’s nothing wrong with it, but QU seems to approach financial aid in a commercial way. What is the highest price that can be charged to meet goals for program enrollment and student academic statistics. Education is a business, and keeping a college on firm financial footing is important. Other goals such as economic and racial diversity do not seem to factor high in QU’s mission. See Princeton Review ranking of QU as #3 in the category, “Little Race/Class Interaction”.
Savvy consumers will see through QU’s attractive campus and evaluate the school based on value. In our case, D was accepted for nursing at Binghamton, UDel, Rutgers, TCNJ, UVM and UNH, which are arguably more competitive programs and better priced for my D. It sounds like your experience is similar. Unfortunately, QU’s response to our aid appealed ignored that colleges also have demand for qualified students. It’s a two-way street.
@cakeisgreat Agree that QU’s competitiveness depends on one’s financial situation. Based on common dataset information, QU meets on average 67% of need, but provides merit-based gifts to 26.5% of freshmen with no need at an average amount of $16,331. In contrast, Northeastern’s stats are 100%, 28% and $19,358, respectively. Fairfield’s stats are 85%, 39.7% and $14,404. If merit aid is the primary driver, QU is on par with other private schools. If there is need beyond merit scholarships, QU does not have the resources to meet additional need. This is consistent with my post above.
This year, I believe they only accepted 25 students for their PA (ELMPA) program, compared with 70 students last year. There were about 800 applications for PA last year. If the application pool this year is similar compared with last year’s, the admit rate for ELMPA is only 3%. They put many kids in PA-Prep this year.
I know some students in last year’s ELMPA class. Some of them turned down schools like Johns Hopkins, Northeastern w/ Scholarship, pharmacy schools to enroll at QU. The maximum they got were $26k for merit based aid.
@ewho Glad my daughter didn’t apply to QU’s ELMPA program. Nursing programs are highly competitive, but not in the same league as some PA programs. Here are some data points I have on nursing. UMass received 2200 applications for 100 spots. The acceptance rate would be 18% if they accepted 400 applicants to fill those slots. UNH states on their website that they typically receive 1400 applications, accept 275 and plan for a class of 60, translating into a 20% acceptance rate. Salve Regina is higher and states that their typical nursing acceptance ratio is 40%. QU has a decent nursing program, but is somewhat of a second tier or backup.
In most cases, the acceptance rate for nursing is much lower than the overall rate for the university. I follow the nursing forum, and students are routinely applying to 10 or more nursing programs. Qualified candidates are getting accepted to multiple programs. For example, my daughter applied to 16 programs, was accepted to 13, is waiting on 1 and was rejected from 2 (UVA and UNC). QU and Pitt were outliers in terms of net cost.
My S19 and hubby were at QU yesterday for the honors preview day as well and he really likes the campus and everything about QU. He is interested in civil engineering, received merit of $24.5k, but then received the Tuition Exchange from hubby’s employer so that will supersede the merit. It would likely be the highest cost program in our mix unless I can appeal them to grandfather him into full tuition as they just changed the amount for fall 2019. Their engineering program is newer so I think it will not be the best investment if we cannot get full tuition.
Great thoughts here from all. D14 followed the same path back in the day - she applied to several schools for direct nursing - I remember she was accepted to UDelaware, TCNJ, UConn, Catholic U, QU of course, and a couple others I cant think of right now. Rejected at Villanova and Northeastern but both of those were low on the list because while they were awesome schools, they were expensive, so it was okay.
Dont laugh…my S19 just got accepted to Virginia Tech and it is $5K MORE expensive for us to send him there…which we are all really bummed because he actually wants to go South to experience a new area.
QU is a definite contender for S19 this time around but (thankfully) he is practical and looking at the cost as primary concern…especially if he continues with med school thoughts. College of Charleston gave him great merit, so that’s up there in the lineup and instate schools. But the tuition freeze in QU’s 3+1 program is a big plus for him. We have to figure out overall costs for 4-5 years of schooling at QU and average it out. Best wishes everyone! (Edit for typos)
There is a tuition freeze in the 3+1 programs?
^^Yes, that’s what I heard at the info session.