Paul Quinn College

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#3965 / #1026
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#592
Most Desirable School
College in Dallas, Texas

Paul Quinn College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1026
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
40%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$16,248
Graduation rate
28%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
620

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About Paul Quinn College

According to Wikipedia, Paul Quinn College is a private historically black Methodist college in Dallas, Texas. The college is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church . It is the oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi River and the nation's first urban work college.

Paul Quinn College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
3,39840%49%28%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Paul Quinn College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$16,248
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$12,642
30K - 48K$12,878
48K - 75K$14,648
75K - 110K$15,114
110K+$21,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Paul Quinn College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Paul Quinn College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $37,049 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Paul Quinn College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
7767706

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Paul Quinn College?

Paul Quinn College is located at 3837 Simpson Stuart Rd, Dallas, TX 75241.

How Safe is Paul Quinn College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Paul Quinn College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Paul Quinn College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Dallas has a violent crime rate of 0.66% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.41%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Paul Quinn College Known For?

Paul Quinn College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Paul Quinn College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Paul Quinn College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Medical
#1347
World Rank
#1350
Historical Rank
#375
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #375 in the U.S. and #1347 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Law
#1515
World Rank
#1522
Historical Rank
#444
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #444 in the U.S. and #1515 worldwide for influence in Law.

Religious Studies
#2359
World Rank
#2384
Historical Rank
#540
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #540 in the U.S. and #2359 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Education
#3450
World Rank
#3457
Historical Rank
#797
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #797 in the U.S. and #3450 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Political Science
#4144
World Rank
#4152
Historical Rank
#959
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #959 in the U.S. and #4144 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
History
#3843
World Rank
#3859
Historical Rank
#1199
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #1199 in the U.S. and #3843 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Mathematics
#4919
World Rank
#4946
Historical Rank
#1281
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #1281 in the U.S. and #4919 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Literature
#3927
World Rank
#3959
Historical Rank
#1289
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #1289 in the U.S. and #3927 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Communications
#5356
World Rank
#5371
Historical Rank
#1424
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #1424 in the U.S. and #5356 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Biology
#6492
World Rank
#6512
Historical Rank
#1585
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #1585 in the U.S. and #6492 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Sociology
#6155
World Rank
#6159
Historical Rank
#2072
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #2072 in the U.S. and #6155 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Psychology
#6071
World Rank
#6081
Historical Rank
#2277
USA Rank

Paul Quinn College ranks #2277 in the U.S. and #6071 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees

Who Are Paul Quinn College's Most Influential Alumni?

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