Below is an overview of what to expect when you log into Q-Start and begin your admitted task list:

• Check your Quinnipiac email

• Grant proxy access to parent(s) or other authorized individual

• Learn about Living-Learning Communities

• Sign your housing contract (resident students only)

• Register for new student Orientation

• Take your math, English and language placement assessments

• Complete your immunization requirements

• Complete academic information form

• Complete financial aid requirements

• Pay your tuition and fees or sign up for a payment plan

• Disability disclosure and access to accommodation(s)

• Register mobile phone for Quinnipiac broadcast alerts

• Complete alcohol, cannabis and other drugs modules

• Upload photo for student ID card (Q-Card)

• Update your emergency contact

• Submit AP/IB scores, dual-enrollment and/or college equivalence courses where applicable

• Set up direct deposit

• Review QU meal plan

• Download the Quinnipiac mobile app (available for iPhone and Android)

• Course registration schedule and video (completed at Orientation)

• Complete required items for student loan disbursement

• Complete the fitness center liability waiver form

• Check your fall semester schedule

• Get connected to technology resources and laptop requirements

• Opt in/out of mandatory student health insurance requirements

• Complete the sexual and gender-based misconduct prevention module

• Complete diversity, inclusion and belonging module

• Move in to your residence hall

All students must complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) for all forms of financial aid. The FAFSA can be filed online.

*The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will open on December 1. Applicants are encouraged to file the FAFSA to apply for financial aid as early as possible.

Quinnipiac's FAFSA code is 001402.

Complete the FAFSA

Early-decision students, who have a February 1 deposit deadline and are seeking financial aid, must file the FAFSA as soon as possible to confirm their eligibility for need-based federal and/or Quinnipiac grant aid.

Please visit the Financial Aid page for details.

Explore Undergraduate Tuition and Financial Aid

You'll receive an email from the Office of Financial Aid when your offer is ready to be viewed online. Click on the “Financial aid award” link to see your award. If you filed the FAFSA and no award appears, please check with the financial aid office to see if we are missing any information by calling 203-582-8750.

Financial aid offer notification

All admitted first-year students are given consideration for merit-based scholarship and recipients are notified in their letter of acceptance.

Learn more about scholarships and grants

Explore outside scholarships

The Honors Program coordinates unique opportunities to express and support intellectual curiosity and academic leadership. The program selects incoming first-year students to participate in this enriching and engaging community. Interested students fill out a brief application with a personal statement reflective of their interest in the program.

Learn more about the Honors Program

Housing is guaranteed for the first 3 years and on a space-available basis in the senior year. First-year students will be housed in the Ledges, the Commons, Irma, Dana and Mountainview. You’ll fill out a roommate inventory questionnaire as part of your orientation information. Once your deposit is received, you’ll receive your housing and roommate assignments in January for spring entrants, and on August 1 for fall first years.

Learn more about housing

New first-year students entering Quinnipiac semester are required to live in campus housing for their first 3 years of study. In general, first-year and sophomore students live on the Mount Carmel Campus and upperclass students live on the York Hill Campus, in the Whitney Village apartments or in university-owned houses. 

Learn more about residential life