Quinnipiac University is a private university in Hamden, Connecticut. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees through its College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Engineering, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, School of Medicine, and School of Nursing. The university has a student body of about 10,000 students and offers more than 140 programs of study. The university's athletic teams, the Bobcats, participate in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.