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DePaul University

Chicago, IL · CDS 20242025 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Roman Catholic

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Overall admit rate
75.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
10.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
71.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$65,244
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
17:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,393

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates14,188
Total all graduate7,022
Grand total all students21,210

Admissions

Total applicants31,266
Total admitted23,729
Total enrolled2,566
Overall admit rate75.9%
Admit rate — women77.6%
Admit rate — men73.4%
Yield rate10.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/15
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT41.7%
% submitting ACT14.2%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile550
SAT EBRW 75th %ile660
SAT Math 25th %ile530
SAT Math 75th %ile650
ACT Comp 25th %ile24
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class23.2%
% in top 25% of HS class55.3%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$45,195
Tuition — out-of-state$45,195
Required fees$954
Room and board$19,095
Total cost — in-state$65,244
Total cost — out-of-state$65,244

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$27,990
Avg % of need met71.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$18,870
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,393

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist809
# admitted from waitlist228
Waitlist admit rate80.8%
Transfer applicants (total)4,329
Transfer admit rate62.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio17:1
% faculty full-time49.9%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)75.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$30,902Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)70.8%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)63.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate86.1%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$73,466Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant31.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan46.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full12.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress30.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress23.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted4.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white44.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino24.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown6.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services29.1%
Visual And Performing Arts15.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services10.7%
Social Sciences8.6%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs7.5%
Psychology6.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs3.9%
Education3.1%