Paul Quinn College
Dallas, Texas
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 620 undergrads
- HBCU
- Admit rate
- 40%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,147per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 28%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $37,04910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Paul Quinn College is the first and only Urban Work College and the only HBCU work college, guaranteeing residential students paid employment and corporate internships of 16 to 20 hours weekly.
Source: Paul Quinn College - Let's Connect; Urban Work College - Paul Quinn College
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 40%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Paul Quinn College's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,147full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $24,449sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $16,248Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 28%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 49%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $37,04910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,716federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 620Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 62%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 48%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX — admits 67%
- Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX — admits 78%
- Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC — admits 69%
- Wheeling University Wheeling, WV — admits 63%
Also worth a look
- Hallmark University San Antonio, TX — admits 51%
- Brescia University Owensboro, KY — admits 35%
- Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH — admits 41%
- Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC — admits 40%
- College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE — admits 45%
- Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, IN — admits 40%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Paul Quinn College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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