- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- DePaul University
Chicago, ILCity: largeZIP 60604Founded 1898
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1898
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.depaul.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private nonprofit university in Chicago, Illinois, with 14,090 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 67% within six years and costs $27,108 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention86%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans46%
$27,108net price / year
76%admission rate
1262average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$75,602median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,787median debt
#270 of 1,704 for earnings#1,348 of 1,739 for lowest net price#469 of 1,738 for graduation rate#735 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $62,681tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $47,676
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $47,676
- Average net price
- $27,108national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,093
$30,001–48,000$21,638
$48,001–75,000$24,343
$75,001–110,000$26,128
$110,001+$36,091
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1262
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,848
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $75,602middle 50%: $49,307–$110,985
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,787
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$110,985
Median, DePaul University$75,602
Lower quarter$49,307
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 14,090
- Part-time
- 6.1%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 22.1
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 50%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,717 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,870
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,025,211,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic25%
Black7.8%
Asian12%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.7%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Visual & performing arts15%
Computer & information sciences11%
Social sciences8.6%
Communication & journalism7.5%
Psychology6.5%
Health professions3.9%
Education3.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 144740. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1179603.