Quinnipiac students exhibit a lower level of financial stress than other students, with 11% reporting it as "always stressful," as compared to the national average of 18% and the peer group average of 14%. This indicates a more favourable financial environment among Quinnipiac students.

Table 1: Financial Stress

Current financial situation - Our students have low financial stress

*Indicates a statistically significant difference from both national and peer group averages.

Among Quinnipiac students, 47% are in the flourishing range (scores ranging from 48-56), which is higher than both the national average of 36% and the peer group average of 40%. This indicates that a larger proportion of QU students are experiencing a high level of psychological well-being and positive mental health. 

Quinnipiac students show a lower level of depression as compared to the national averages for depression (36% vs. 41%) and match the national average for anxiety (36% vs. 37). 

Disordered Eating & Body Image

11% of Quinnipiac students show signs of potential eating disorders, slightly lower than the national average (14%) and comparable to the peer group (13%). 

The need to be very thin to feel good about oneself is reported by 32% of Quinnipiac students, which is similar to both the national (30%) and peer group (33%). 

Suicidality

Quinnipiac University students report significantly lower rates of suicidal ideation (9%) compared to the national average (14%) and compared to the peer group average (11%). They also report significantly lower rates of suicide planning (3%) compared to the national (6%) and peer group (4%) averages. 

The suicide attempt rate among Quinnipiac students (1%), while low, is comparable to the national average (2%) and the peer group average (1%).

Table 2: Mental Health Measures

*Indicates a statistically significant difference from both national and peer group averages. 

**Indicates a statistically significant difference from the national average only.

An impressive 81% of Quinnipiac students agree or strongly agree that they know where to access mental health resources, surpassing both the national (76%) and peer group (77%) averages. 

Only 3% of Quinnipiac University students admitted to thinking less of someone who has received mental health treatment, indicating a relatively low personal stigma. This is lower than the national average of 6% and lower than the peer group average of 5%. 

In terms of the perception of societal stigma, 29% of QU students believe that most people think less of someone who has received mental health treatment. This is again lower than both the national average of 41%, and the peer group average of 36%, indicating that QU students perceive less societal stigma compared to their peers. 

Therapy Usage

Within the past year, 43% of Quinnipiac students have utilized therapy services, exceeding the national average (36%) and comparable to the peer group (40%) average. 

In terms of current therapy usage, Quinnipiac students' rate stands at 22%, which is lower than the national sample (28%) and lower than the peer group average (26%). 

Notably, of the Quinnipiac students who report ever having received counselling or therapy for mental health, 63% receive counselling or support from providers located in another location, such as their hometown; this is a similar rate of utilizing services in an alternative location compared to the national (58%) and the same as the peer group average (63%).  

Sources of Counseling or Support

53% of Quinnipiac students have received counselling or support for mental health from their roommates within the past year, significantly exceeding the national average of 33% and also surpassing the peer group average of 45%. 65% report receiving counselling or support for mental health from a friend who is not a roommate, which is also higher than the national average (57%), but comparable to peer institutions (64%). Quinnipiac students turn to family members for counselling or support for mental health more often (66%) than the national average (56%), although again this rate is comparable to peer institutions (63%). 

Table 3: Attitudes and Beliefs about Services

*Indicates a statistically significant difference from both national and peer group averages.

**Indicates a statistically significant difference from the national average only. 

Among Quinnipiac University students, 41% reported seeking help for mental health concerns because a family member encouraged them. This exceeds both the national average of 30% and the peer group average of 33%.  

Table 4: Barriers and Facilitators to Help-Seeking

*Indicates a statistically significant difference from both national and peer group averages.

Regarding substance use in the past 30 days, 27% of Quinnipiac students reported marijuana use, higher than the national average of 23% and similar to the peer group average of 26%. However, Quinnipiac University students have a lower cigarette usage rate of 5% compared to the national and peer group averages of 8%. 

In terms of alcohol consumption, Quinnipiac students exhibit notably higher rates, with 66% reporting any alcohol use in the past two weeks compared to the national average of 49% and the peer group average of 61%. Furthermore, 45% of Quinnipiac students engaged in binge-drinking one or more times in the past two weeks, surpassing the national average of 31% but similar to the peer group average of 41%. Moreover, 16% of Quinnipiac students reported binge drinking three or more times in the past two weeks, which is higher than the national average (10%) but similar to the peer group (14%) average, indicating a relatively higher frequency of binge drinking among Quinnipiac students in comparison to national college student norms. 

Table 5: Health Behaviors and Lifestyle

Current financial situation - Our students have low financial stress

*Indicates a statistically significant difference from both national and peer group averages. 

**Indicates a statistically significant difference from the national average. 

In the past year, 12% of Quinnipiac students have talked with academic personnel about mental health problems affecting their performance. This is lower than the national average of 18% and the peer group average of 16%. 

Table 6: Supportiveness of Academic and Social Environment

*Indicates a statistically significant difference from both national and peer group averages.

Satisfaction with On-Campus Providers

Among Quinnipiac students, 10% are very dissatisfied with the quality of on-campus therapists, higher than the national average of 5% and but comparable to the peer group average of 6%. Similarly, 21% of Quinnipiac students express being very satisfied with on-campus therapists, which is below the national average of 31% and comparable to the peer group average of 26%. Quinnipiac students' express dissatisfaction with scheduling appointments without long delays, with 13% being very dissatisfied. This is higher than the national average of 6%, but does not differ significantly from the peer group average of 8%. Further, 19% of QU students report being very satisfied with scheduling appointments without long delays, which is lower than the national average of 30%, but comparable to the peer group average of 26%. 

Satisfaction with Off-Campus Providers

When it comes to off-campus therapists, only 2% of Quinnipiac students report being very dissatisfied, which is similar to both the national average of 5% and the peer group average of 5%. 40% of Quinnipiac students reported being very satisfied with off-campus therapists, exceeding the national average (34%); the difference from the peer group average (34%) did not reach significance.

Table 7: Satisfaction with On- and Off-Campus Providers

*Indicates a statistically significant difference from both national and peer group averages.