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DePauw University

Greencastle, IN · CDS 2024–2025 · Town: Distant · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
57.2%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
13.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
88.2%
Total cost — out-of-state
$77,220
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$20,828

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,917
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,917

Admissions

Total applicants6,683
Total admitted3,822
Total enrolled505
Overall admit rate57.2%
Admit rate — women62.3%
Admit rate — men51.9%
Yield rate13.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT58.0%
% submitting ACT18.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile560
SAT EBRW 75th %ile675
SAT Math 25th %ile560
SAT Math 75th %ile695
ACT Comp 25th %ile25
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class44.0%
% in top 25% of HS class78.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$60,310
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees$1,120
Room and board$15,790
Total cost — in-state$77,220
Total cost — out-of-state$77,220

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$47,081
Avg % of need met88.2%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$37,448
Avg loan debt at graduation$20,828

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist——
# admitted from waitlist——
Waitlist admit rate——
Transfer applicants (total)111
Transfer admit rate12.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time77.9%

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)57.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$22,264Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)81.5%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)72.9%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 rate88.9%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$70,091Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant16.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan35.9%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 full16.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress24.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white56.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international22.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women45.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men54.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international16.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

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

Social Sciences15.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.6%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs13.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services10.5%
English Language And Literature/Letters5.6%
Visual And Performing Arts5.4%
Psychology5.0%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies4.5%