DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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Tuition & Fees

$47,226

not including housing and food

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undergraduateRatios

45%

male

55%

female

17

students

1

faculty

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Moderately Selective

70%

acceptance rate

Accepted 22,302
Declined 9,483
Total Received 31,785
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Private

14,134

undergraduate students

6,783

graduate students

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School Facts

Founded in 1898, DePaul University is a private four-year research university that is known for its programs in Business, Communication, and Law. It is located on a 38-acre campus in Chicago, Illinois.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Private
Campus enrollment 20,917
Established in 1898
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic

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38-acre, urban campus in Chicago (population: 2,705,994); campuses in Chicago's Loop and Lincoln Park neighborhoods. Served by air, bus, and train. School operates transportation to basketball games. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

DePaul University
1 East Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL
60604-2287

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
19%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
66%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

  • In 1900, when the first athletic team to ever represent DePaul University was organized, the monogram "D" was selected for the uniforms. From this originated the nickname D-Men, which evolved into Demons.
  • The Blue Demon athletic teams at DePaul University acquired their deathly pallor in 1901 by a vote of the student body. The color blue signifies loyalty.
  • DePaul University's McGowan Environmental Science and Chemistry Building was the first university science building in Illinois to earn Gold LEED-certification from the US Green Building Council, which recognizes leadership in energy efficiency and environmental design.
  • Ray Meyer, DePaul University's long-time head varsity basketball coach, earned his 600th career victory in the third game of the 1979 season, one of a handful of coaches to reach this career milestone. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, only the fourth active coach to be so honored.
  • In 1978, DePaul University bought the storied but soon-to-close Goodman School of Drama from the Art Institute of Chicago, turning luminaries like Linda Hunt and Joe Mantegna into alumni and the DePaul Theatre School into a nationally ranked program.
  • Who says gardens need to be Earth-bound? DePaul University students can enjoy a rooftop garden atop the DePaul Center in Chicago's Loop. The school also has a rooftop greenhouse and garden on its Lincoln Park Campus.
  • DePaul University's Seton Hall was ranked #3 among the nation's 15 best residence halls in the 2012 Dormy Awards.
  • DePaul University's first two graduates were Mark Ignatius Sheridan, who became superintendent of the City of Chicago Water Department, and William David O'Brien, who became auxiliary bishop of Chicago and later titular archbishop and president of the Catholic Church Extension Society.
  • DePaul University's green initiatives include over 70 water bottle refill stations.
  • DePaul University's College of Law was one of the first law schools in Illinois to admit women and Jewish students.
  • DePaul University's mascot is named Dibs, which stands for Demon in a Blue Suit.
  • DePaul University was originally named St. Vincent's College.
  • DePaul University Theatre School alumnus Michael Rooker costarred in The Walking Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy.
  • Four members of the rock band Chicago graduated from DePaul University. The band's original name was Chicago Transit Authority.
  • DePaul University's Driehaus College of Business is one of the 10 oldest business schools in the nation.
  • In 1911, DePaul University became one of the first Catholic universities in the nation to admit women to coeducational classes.

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
660
25th
550
75th
640
25th
520
75th
33
25th
24
75th
27
25th
21
75th
30
25th
24

Admissions Facts

Application fee $0
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Required of some
Common application accepted Yes
Application deadline (priority deadline) November 15
Application deadline (final deadline) February 1
School has early action program Yes
Early action program application deadline November 15
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Recommended

Moderately Selective

70%

acceptance rate

Accepted 22,302
Declined 9,483
Total Received 31,785

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
Recommendations
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Completion of college-preparatory program
Secondary School Record

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

Not reported

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

97%

Additional services

  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Reader services
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

99%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$23,507

Average financial aid

Cost

Tuition $44,460
Housing $11,691
Food $6,777
Additional fees $2,766
Books & supplies $1,104
Total $66,798
Average Financial Aid - $23,507
Total with Avg. Aid $43,291

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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 800 433-7285
F: 312 362-5748
finaid1@depaul.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Basketball yes yes
Golf yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

aikido, baseball, basketball, boxing, climbing, competitive cheerleading, dance (breakdancing/elite/Latin/swing), dodgeball, fencing, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, roller hockey, rowing, rugby, sailing, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Club Sports - Women's

aikido, baseball, basketball, boxing, climbing, competitive cheerleading, dance (breakdancing/elite/Latin/swing), dodgeball, fencing, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, roller hockey, rowing, rugby, sailing, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Intramural/Recreational Sports

badminton, basketball, flag football, floor hockey, (indoor/soccer), softball, spikeball, table tennis, volleyball

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Big East Conference

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Accounting and Business/Management yes
Acting yes yes
Actuarial Science yes yes
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence yes
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects yes yes
Anthropology, General yes
Applied Economics yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes
Applied Statistics, General yes
Arabic Language and Literature yes yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes
Art Teacher Education yes yes
Art/Art Studies, General yes
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General yes
Astrophysics yes
Auditing yes
Bilingual and Multilingual Education yes
Biochemistry yes
Biology Teacher Education yes yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes yes
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other yes
Business Analytics yes
Business/Commerce, General yes
Business/Managerial Economics yes yes
Catholic Studies yes
Chemistry Teacher Education yes
Chemistry, General yes yes
Chinese Language and Literature yes
Cinematography and Film/Video Production yes yes
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist yes
Clinical Psychology yes yes
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other yes
Community Organization and Advocacy yes
Community Psychology yes yes
Computational Mathematics yes
Computer Game Programming yes yes
Computer Graphics yes yes
Computer Programming, Specific Applications yes yes
Computer Programming/Programmer, General yes yes
Computer Science yes yes yes
Computer Software Engineering yes
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other yes
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst yes
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications yes yes
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other yes yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes yes
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance yes yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services yes
Creative Writing yes
Criminology yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes yes
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration yes yes
Data Science, General yes
Design and Visual Communications, General yes
Directing and Theatrical Production yes
Documentary Production yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes
Economics, General yes
Education, Other yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes yes
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies yes yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology yes
Experimental Psychology yes yes
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing yes
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other yes
Finance, General yes yes
Financial Mathematics yes
Financial Planning and Services yes
Fine and Studio Arts Management yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education yes yes
French Language Teacher Education yes
French Language and Literature yes yes
Game and Interactive Media Design yes yes
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other yes
General Studies yes yes
Geographic Information Science and Cartography yes
Geography yes
German Language Teacher Education yes yes
German Language and Literature yes yes
Graphic Communications, General yes yes
Graphic Design yes
Health Law yes
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management yes
History Teacher Education yes yes
History, General yes yes
Hospitality Administration/Management, General yes yes
Human Computer Interaction yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General yes
Industrial and Organizational Psychology yes yes
Information Resources Management yes
Information Science/Studies yes yes
Information Technology yes
Information Technology Project Management yes
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies yes
International Business/Trade/Commerce yes
International Law and Legal Studies yes
International Marketing yes
International Relations and Affairs yes yes
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other yes
Islamic Studies yes
Italian Language and Literature yes yes
Japanese Language and Literature yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching yes yes
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management yes
Management Information Systems, General yes yes
Management Science yes yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other yes
Marketing Research yes
Marketing, Other yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes yes
Mathematics Teacher Education yes yes
Mathematics and Computer Science yes
Mathematics, General yes yes
Medical Informatics yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes
Music Management yes
Music Performance, General yes yes
Music Teacher Education yes yes
Music Theory and Composition yes yes
Music, General yes
Music, Other yes
Neuroscience yes
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management yes
Nurse Anesthetist yes
Nursing Science yes
Operations Management and Supervision yes
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other yes
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching yes
Physics Teacher Education yes
Physics, General yes yes
Playwriting and Screenwriting yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes
Polymer Chemistry yes
Psychology, General yes yes
Public Administration yes
Public Health, General yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes yes
Reading Teacher Education yes
Real Estate yes yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes
Rhetoric and Composition yes yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education yes
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes yes
Social Science Teacher Education yes yes
Social Work yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education yes
Sociology, General yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes
Statistics, General yes
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other yes
Sustainability Studies yes
Systems Engineering yes
Tax Law/Taxation yes
Taxation yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other yes
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels yes yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor yes
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology yes
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism yes
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management yes
Urban Studies/Affairs yes
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design yes yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Finance
  2. Accounting
  3. Public Relations/ Advertising

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Weekend College

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

20,917

total students

63%

in-state

37%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

68%

14,134
students

Female
55%
7,809

Male
45%
6,325

32%

6,783
students

Female
57%
3,847

Male
43%
2,936

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

91%

12,885
students

Female
55%
7,146

Male
45%
5,739

9%

1,249
students

Female
53%
663

Male
47%
586

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Student Break-down

3%
Nonresident aliens
7%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
11%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
22%
Hispanic/Latino
47%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.00
High school transcript Required of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Not Required/Recommended
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Required of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Not Required/Recommended

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: rolling

Winter: rolling

Spring: rolling

Summer: rolling

Transfer Credits

Maximum transferred

88

quarter hours

Minimum transfers must complete

60

quarter hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 77
Countries most often represented China
India
Malaysia
Pakistan
Qatar
Vietnam
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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