DePauw University Overview

DePauw University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Greencastle, Indiana. Greencastle is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is DePauw University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at DePauw since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at DePauw.
• For the 2021-2022 academic year, 87% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from DePauw with a bachelor's degree make about $66,577 a year. That's 63% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average DePauw student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is DePauw University?

Contact details for DePauw are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	313 S Locust St, Greencastle, IN 46135-1772
Phone:	765-658-4800
Website:	www.depauw.edu

How Do I Get Into DePauw?

You can apply to DePauw online at: www.depauw.edu/admission/apply/incoming-freshmen/

Admission Requirements for DePauw

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into DePauw?

DePauw has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to DePauw submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 670. Math scores were between 570 and 690.

DePauw 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 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 31.

Can I Afford DePauw University?

The overall average net price of DePauw is $37,899. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At DePauw, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $5,009 a year. That adds up to $20,036 over four years for those students.

DePauw University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,724 undergraduate students at DePauw, with 1,700 being full-time and 24 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,700 full-time undergraduates at DePauw, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	46
Black or African American	96
Hispanic or Latino	150
White	1,057
International Students	290
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at DePauw University. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at DePauw. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Japan.

DePauw University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Economics	61	61
Communication & Media Studies	50	50
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	42	42
Computer Science	41	41
Romance Languages	27	27
General Psychology	26	26
Political Science & Government	23	23
Writing Studies	20	20
Health & Physical Education	20	20
Fine & Studio Arts	16	16
Music	16	16
History	15	15
General English Literature	14	14
General Education	13	13
Public Health	12	12
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	12	12
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	11	11
General Biology	10	10
Sociology	10	10
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	9	9
East Asian Languages	9	9
Mathematics	9	9
General Engineering	7	7
Anthropology	7	7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	6	6
Philosophy	6	6
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	6	6
Natural Resources Conservation	5	5
Religious Studies	5	5
Physics	5	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4	4
Area Studies	3	3
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	3	3
Geological & Earth Sciences	3	3
Drama & Theater Arts	3	3
Ethnic Studies	2	2
Classical Languages & Literature	1	1
Germanic Languages	0	0
Classical & Ancient Studies	0	0
Chemistry	0	0
General Physical Sciences	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0
TOTAL	532	532

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Rovergirl88 under License

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