- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- DePauw University


Greencastle, INTown: distantZIP 46135Founded 1837
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1837
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.depauw.edu
IndianaPrivate nonprofit
DePauw University
DePauw University is a private nonprofit university in Greencastle, Indiana, with 1,905 undergraduates. It admits 57% of applicants, graduates 78% within six years and costs $19,916 a year after aid.
78%graduate
Admission rate57%
Retention89%
4-year graduation68%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans36%
$19,916net price / year
57%admission rate
1340average SAT
78%graduate in 6 years
$77,170median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#249 of 1,704 for earnings#864 of 1,739 for lowest net price#214 of 1,738 for graduation rate#327 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
- $77,800tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $61,430
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $61,430
- Average net price
- $19,916national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,331
$30,001–48,000$10,550
$48,001–75,000$13,219
$75,001–110,000$17,484
$110,001+$30,988
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 57%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–690
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 600–720
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college57%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college78%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 78%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 82%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,023
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,170middle 50%: $49,152–$110,343
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$110,343
Median, DePauw University$77,170
Lower quarter$49,152
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
- 1,905
- Part-time
- 0.8%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 85%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,094 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $24,399
- Endowment, end of year
- $932,562,848
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic8.3%
Black6.0%
Asian2.5%
Two or more races2.8%
U.S. nonresident23%
Unknown1.2%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences16%
Biological & biomedical sciences15%
Communication & journalism13%
Computer & information sciences10%
English language & literature5.6%
Visual & performing arts5.4%
Psychology5.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 150400. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1179599.