Quinnipiac University

Most of you may have never heard of Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, but after my recent visit to the campus, I strongly encourage you to get to know this school.  Located only ten minues or so from New Haven (home of Yale University), this school of around 5,800 undergraduates is an outstanding place to go, especially if you are interested in health sciences (nursing, physical or occupational therapy,physician's assistant, sports medicine), business, or communications.  A medical school is set to open in the fall of 2013, and an engineering school is expected to open in the fall of 2014.  All in all, it's quite an impressive place!

Although the majority of their student body is from the northeast and mid-atlantic states, this is one campus where I think a GPS girl would be quite comfortable. In fact, I don't think it would be difficult to find your niche at Quinnipiac, whether you were interested in sports, religious organizations, Greek life, or anything else.

Quinnipiac is actually divided up into three campuses, but don't worry, it's not as bad as it might


Clark's Pond

The York Hill Student Center

sound.  The Mount Carmel campus houses all the academic buildings, a student center, and freshmen and sophomore dorms. There is quite an active social life on this campus, but remember, you're a short distance from New Haven as well, and there is a regular shuttle that will take you there. 

Juniors and seniors live on the York Hill campus, only a mile away.  In an effort to make it as convenient as possible, there is also a student center on this campus (it looks like a gorgeous ski lodge!), a cafeteria, and two gyms - one for basketball and one for ice hockey, a very popular sport on campus. Then there is the North Haven campus where all the medical facilities are located.  So, a senior might live on York Hill but will go to North Haven for her nursing clinicals, etc.  It is also where the new med school will be located.  I think it's time Quinnipiac University got some students from the southeast!!