Skip to content
Game DesignSchools
Quinnipiac University campus — Quinnipiac University campus, Sleeping Giant in background. Taken by me, 26 Apr 2005.
Quinnipiac University campus, Sleeping Giant in background. Taken by me, 26 Apr 2005.. Campus photograph. · Photo: JlsElsewhere at English Wikipedia · Public domain · source
Quinnipiac University logo

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CTPrivate nonprofit NECHEDepartment of Visual and Performing Arts, College of Arts & Sciences

Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, offers an on-campus Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and Development through the Department of Visual and Performing Arts in the College of Arts & Sciences. The 120-credit major combines a shared core, a multi-semester team Game Lab sequence, a chosen concentration and a senior capstone.

Game degrees at Quinnipiac University

1 program verified (1 bachelor's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

Quinnipiac University logo

Quinnipiac University

Game Design and Development

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entry

Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and Development

Field: Game Design · Game Development
Administering location: Hamden, CT
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $56,430 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate, full-time (12-16 credits per semester), first-year student · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View program

Department, studios and facilities

As the school describes them. Facilities are campus resources unless the school states that online students can use them.
  • Game Design and Development spaces in The SITEStudents have access to five dedicated spaces: the Gaming Lab, Immersion Sandbox, Computer Lab and Project Lab in The SITE academic building, plus the eSports Lab on the York Hill Campus.Source: qu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Motion capture labThe SITE also has a lounge and AR/VR space; the motion capture lab at the North Haven campus is available to game design students.Source: qu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since December 1, 1958

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the whole institution. Programmatic accreditation (for example NASAD for an art and design unit) is shown on a program page only when the school names it for that program.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (minors, certificates, degrees without a named game pathway, esports).

Institution

Official name
Quinnipiac University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
275 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,115 of 8,918 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. catalog.qu.edu/arts-sciences/visual-performing-arts/game-design-development-ba/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. catalog.qu.edu/arts-sciences/visual-performing-arts/game-design-development-minor/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  5. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  6. qu.edu/schools/arts-and-sciences/programs/bachelors-degree/game-design-and-development/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

Suggest an update · Claim this profile