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DePaul University Overview

Located in Chicago, Illinois, DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of DePaul is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is DePaul University Known For?

3,214 Undergraduate Awards
$43,014 Avg Cost After Aid
70% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at DePaul.
  • In a recent academic period49% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, DePaul bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $68,751 a year. That's about 69% more than their peers at other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from DePaul to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is DePaul University?

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Contact details for DePaul are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312-362-8000
Website: www.depaul.edu

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How Do I Get Into DePaul?

You can apply to DePaul online at: https://www.depaul.edu/apply/Pages/default.aspx

Admission Requirements for DePaul

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into DePaul?

70% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
43% Submit SAT Scores
DePaul has an acceptance rate of 70%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to DePaul submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 520 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for DePaul University  ( 550 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for DePaul University  ( 520 to 640 )
200
800
DePaul received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

ACT English Scores for DePaul University  ( 24 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for DePaul University  ( 24 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford DePaul University?

$43,014 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of DePaul is $43,014. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DePaul, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,204 a year. That adds up to $28,816 over four years for those students.

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DePaul University Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,776 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,145 undergraduate students at DePaul, with 12,776 being full-time and 1,369 being part-time.

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There are also 7,777 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,776 full-time undergraduates at DePaul, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of DePaul University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,495
Black or African American 913
Hispanic or Latino 2,646
White 6,563
International Students 328
Other Races/Ethnicities 831

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at DePaul University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 111 countries are represented at DePaul. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

DePaul University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 164 0 489 0 653
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 239 0 38 0 277
Computer Programming 129 0 114 0 243
Finance & Financial Management 240 0 0 0 240
Nursing 0 6 194 31 231
Accounting 155 0 65 0 220
General Psychology 208 0 0 0 208
Marketing 153 0 33 0 186
Public Relations & Advertising 147 0 23 0 170
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 103 0 49 10 162
Communication & Media Studies 138 0 20 0 158
Law 0 0 0 154 154
Drama & Theater Arts 100 0 39 0 139
Health Sciences & Services 129 0 0 0 129
Liberal Arts General Studies 119 0 8 0 127
Teacher Education Subject Specific 36 1 83 0 120
Computer Software & Applications 35 1 83 0 119
Information Technology 52 0 64 0 116
Teacher Education Grade Specific 43 0 60 0 103
Music 32 13 58 0 103
Political Science & Government 99 0 0 0 99
Student Counseling 0 0 93 0 93
Design & Applied Arts 79 0 9 0 88
Data Analytics 0 0 81 0 81
Information Science 18 0 62 0 80
Graphic Communications 58 0 20 0 78
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 58 15 73
Human Computer Interaction 0 0 67 0 67
General English Literature 51 0 6 0 57
Applied Mathematics 0 0 57 0 57
Computer Information Systems 44 0 3 2 49
General Biology 39 0 8 0 47
Special Education 4 0 43 0 47
Management Information Systems 46 0 0 0 46
International Relations & National Security 31 0 15 0 46
Legal Research 0 0 45 0 45
Criminology 45 0 0 0 45
Natural Resources Conservation 34 0 10 0 44
Journalism 28 0 14 0 42
Economics 28 0 13 0 41
Educational Administration 0 0 27 10 37
Writing Studies 8 0 29 0 37
History 31 0 4 0 35
Philosophy 25 0 2 7 34
Sociology 27 0 7 0 34
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 31 0 0 0 31
Communication Sciences 0 0 31 0 31
Computer Systems Networking 19 0 10 0 29
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 28 0 28
Mathematics 21 0 5 0 26
Real Estate 25 0 0 0 25
Arts & Media Management 16 0 7 0 23
Business/Managerial Economics 22 0 0 0 22
Public Health 0 0 22 0 22
Taxation 0 0 20 0 20
Social Work 0 0 20 0 20
Hospitality Management 14 0 5 0 19
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 19 0 19
Ethnic Studies 12 0 7 0 19
Computer Engineering 0 0 18 0 18
Fine & Studio Arts 18 0 0 0 18
Public Policy 4 0 13 0 17
Romance Languages 13 0 3 0 16
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 16 0 0 0 16
Entrepreneurial Studies 8 0 7 0 15
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 15 0 15
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 10 5 15
Sustainability Science 0 0 13 0 13
Chemistry 4 0 9 0 13
Public Administration 0 0 13 0 13
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 7 5 12
Health & Physical Education 10 0 0 0 10
Anthropology 10 0 0 0 10
Applied Statistics 0 0 9 0 9
Mathematics & Computer Science 9 0 0 0 9
Physics 5 0 4 0 9
Architectural History 7 0 0 0 7
Computer Science 0 0 0 7 7
Area Studies 7 0 0 0 7
Other Communication Technology 6 0 0 0 6
Other Education 0 0 5 0 5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 4 0 0 0 4
Germanic Languages 4 0 0 0 4
Geography & Cartography 4 0 0 0 4
Systems Engineering 3 0 0 0 3
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2 1 0 0 3
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 1 2 0 3
Education Philosophy 0 0 2 0 2
Multilingual Education 0 0 2 0 2
East Asian Languages 0 0 2 0 2
Religious Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Human Resource Management 0 0 1 0 1
Teaching English or French 0 1 0 0 1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 1 0 1
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 1 0 0 0 1
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0 0
General Sales & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Systems Analysis 0 0 0 0 0
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,214 24 2,403 246 5,887

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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