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#640 of 14,131 In the World
#221 of 2,597 In North America
#195 of 2,496 In the United States
#9 of 100 In Illinois
#5 of 38 In Chicago
#103 of 1,139 For Military science
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Acceptance rate
70%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Avg. cost to attend
$32,151 /y
Aid receiving
99%
Undergraduates
14,134
Graduates
6,783
Male:Female Ratio
44:56
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.depaul.edu

DePaul University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

DePaul University has an acceptance rate of 70% and is among the top 32% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 70% 67% 72%
Applicants 31,785 12,246 19,539
Admissions 22,302 8,214 14,088
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,961 1,198 1,763
Freshmen enrolled part time 7 4 3

8,360 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4,119 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,274 or 43%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1070
or below

75% of them
had 1300
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in DePaul University are 1070-1300 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
561 or 19%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 24
or below

75% of them
had 30
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in DePaul University are 24-30 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 9659 (46%)
Hispanic 4107 (20%)
Asian 2288 (11%)
Black or African American 1845 (9%)
Nonresident Alien 1594 (8%)
Two or more races 778 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 612 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 15 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend DePaul University is $32,151 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$32,151/year
Average aid awarded
$26,004
Students receiving aid
99%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $25,281
$30-48K $26,627
$48-75K $27,612
$75-110K $30,700
$110K+ $34,563

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $42,189$21,719
Tuition in-state $42,189$21,719
Tuition out-of-state $42,189$21,719
Fee in-district $651$390
Fee in-state $651$390
Fee out-of-state $651$390

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 2,719
Combined charge for room and board $16,068
Room charge $11,352
Meal charge $4,716

DePaul University majors

DePaul University has granted 3,047 bachelor's degrees across 98 programs, 2,553 master's across 107 programs, and 292 doctorate degrees across 12 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at DePaul University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 154 433 13
Accounting 172 101
Computer Programming & Programmer, General 131 130
Finance, General 247
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 177 46
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 2 197
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 176 22
Law 186
Psychology, General 166 4
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other 130 21
Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration 8 123
Political Science and Government, General 126
Management Science 93 24
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 45 60
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 101
Mass Communication & Media Studies 99
Elementary Education and Teaching 45 50
Information Science & Studies 26 67
Business Analytics 90
Human Computer Interaction 81
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 73
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 52 17
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other 68
General Studies 67
Music Performance, General 27 29
Journalism 34 21
Special Education and Teaching, General 5 50
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 28 26
English Language and Literature, General 50 4
Graphic Design 53
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 46 5
Game and Interactive Media Design 44 7
Sociology, General 42 8
Business & Managerial Economics 45
American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence 44
Management Information Systems, General 42
Information Technology 38
Acting 26 11
Philosophy 16 9 11
International Relations and Affairs 21 14
Public Administration 35
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 21 12 1
Neuroscience 33
Playwriting and Screenwriting 4 29
Public Health, General 33
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 23 10
Computer Software Engineering 31
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 19 12
History, General 25 6
Criminology 30
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 17 13
Nursing Practice 30
Taxation 30
Financial Mathematics 28
Creative Writing 27
Social Work 27
Sports Communication 25
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 23
Environmental Studies 22
Mathematics, General 17 5
Web Page, Digital & Multimedia and Information Resources Design 22
Real Estate 12 9
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 21
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 5 15
Public Policy Analysis, General 3 17
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 19
History Teacher Education 6 13
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 16
Social Science Teacher Education 5 14
Sustainability Studies 19
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 18
Graphic Communications, General 17
Computer Programming, Specific Applications 7 9
Applied Mathematics, General 15
Clinical Psychology 6 9
Environmental Science 9 6
Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management 15
Applied Statistics, General 14
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 1 13
Women's Studies 8 6
Community Psychology 11 2
Organizational Communication, General 13
Rhetoric and Composition 7 6
Anthropology, General 12
Chemistry, General 9 3
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 12
Actuarial Science 10 1
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other 11
Medical Informatics 11
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 11
Economics, General 10
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 1 9
Art & Art Studies, General 9
Curriculum and Instruction 5 4
Geography 9
Art Teacher Education 4 4
Mathematics and Computer Science 8
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other 8
Physics, General 5 3
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 7
Biochemistry 7
Music Teacher Education 5 2
Music, Other 7
Architectural History and Criticism, General 6
Communications Technologies & Technicians and Support Services, Other 6
Design and Visual Communications, General 6
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 3 3
Jazz & Jazz Studies 3 3
Reading Teacher Education 6
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 5
Intercultural & Multicultural and Diversity Studies 5
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 5
Music Theory and Composition 5
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 5
American & United States Studies & Civilization 4
Computer Science 4
Experimental Psychology 1 3
French Language and Literature 1 3
Health Communication 4
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 4
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 3
Tax Law & Taxation 4
African-American & Black Studies 3
Arabic Language and Literature 3
Education, Other 3
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1 2
Japanese Studies 3
Secondary Education and Teaching 1 2
Spanish Language and Literature 1 2
Chinese Studies 2
Fine and Studio Arts Management 2
French Language Teacher Education 2
German Language and Literature 1 1
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 2
Music Management 2
Music, General 2
Physics Teacher Education 2
Systems Engineering 2
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General 1
Chinese Language and Literature 1
Computational Mathematics 1
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 1
Computer and Information Sciences, General 1
Directing and Theatrical Production 1
German Language Teacher Education 1
International Law and Legal Studies 1
Italian Language and Literature 1
Latin American Studies 1
Polymer Chemistry 1
Religion & Religious Studies 1
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 1
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 1
Theatre & Theatre Arts Management 1
Grand Total 3,047 2,553 292

DePaul University has a graduation rate of 69%, which is among the 24% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 69% 66% 72%
  • Full-time retention rate - 84%
  • Part-time retention rate - 19%

Publications & Citations

DePaul University is a world-class research university with 18,419 scientific papers published and 275,793 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Computer Science, Philosophy, Environmental Science, Psychology, Biology, and Business.

Publications
18,419
Citations
275,793

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
13,641 / 211,344
Political Science
9,773 / 151,595
Law
8,969 / 146,539
Sociology
7,332 / 112,589
Computer Science
7,241 / 145,349
Philosophy
6,922 / 112,072
Environmental Science
6,017 / 91,078
Psychology
6,012 / 142,022
Biology
5,605 / 110,036
Business
5,491 / 118,757
Medicine
5,365 / 108,190
Engineering
5,245 / 81,979
Physics
4,613 / 72,750
Economics
4,462 / 78,080
History
4,099 / 48,361
Mathematics
4,012 / 95,669
Geography and Cartography
3,999 / 54,451
Archaeology
3,185 / 44,021
Social Psychology
3,063 / 86,072
Art & Design
2,805 / 34,764
Chemistry
2,755 / 41,794
Linguistics
2,742 / 46,090
Quantum and Particle physics
2,705 / 50,085
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2,602 / 52,862
Statistics
2,543 / 67,151
Geology
2,439 / 46,321
Psychiatry
2,186 / 58,261
Management
2,127 / 52,020
Finance
2,107 / 35,232
Ecology
1,942 / 36,814
Development Studies
1,929 / 37,214
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
1,909 / 14,130
Paleontology
1,902 / 39,340
Machine Learning
1,584 / 41,628
Pathology
1,576 / 33,942
Anthropology
1,521 / 33,338
Neuroscience
1,515 / 41,100
Biochemistry
1,501 / 24,364
Marketing
1,440 / 54,582
Genetics
1,430 / 27,042

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 112 428
1992 126 464
1993 148 570
1994 132 624
1995 214 674
1996 199 782
1997 230 940
1998 239 1220
1999 258 1199
2000 272 1646
2001 294 1771
2002 365 2676
2003 363 2989
2004 341 3401
2005 404 4074
2006 392 4738
2007 442 5545
2008 537 6584
2009 585 7749
2010 613 8560
2011 711 10038
2012 687 11666
2013 670 12729
2014 1178 13655
2015 1973 14563
2016 835 14774
2017 608 14550
2018 616 15726
2019 629 17757
2020 651 19658
2021 695 21847
2022 667 20940
2023 578 20857
Academic rankings

DePaul University alumni

  1. Gillian Anderson

    Gillian Anderson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Enrolled in DePaul University
    1986-1990 graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
    Occupations
    screenwriterfilm actoractorfilm directorstage actor
    Biography

    Gillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series The X-Files, ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies's film The House of Mirth (2000), DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama television series The Fall, sex therapist Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy drama Sex Education, and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of Netflix drama series The Crown. Among other honors, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

  2. Judy Greer

    Judy Greer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actoractorfilm directorstage actor
    Biography

    Judith Therese Evans, known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She rose to prominence for her supporting roles in the films Jawbreaker (1999), What Women Want (2000), 13 Going on 30 (2004), Elizabethtown (2005), 27 Dresses (2008), and Love & Other Drugs (2010).

  3. Stana Katic

    Stana Katic
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Stana Katic is a Canadian actress and producer. She played Kate Beckett on the ABC television romantic crime series Castle (2009–2016) and FBI Special Agent Emily Byrne in the psychological thriller series Absentia (2017–2020).

  4. Joe Keery

    Joe Keery
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    film actormusiciantelevision actor
    Biography

    Joseph David Keery is an American actor and musician. He became known for playing Steve Harrington in the science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–present), and has since starred in the comedy film Free Guy (2021) and in the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023–2024).

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names DPU
Founded 1898
Motto Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi
I will show you the way of wisdom
Colors royal blue, scarlet
Academic calendar September to June (September - December; January-March; March-June)
Total FTE staff 2,626
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1 E Jackson Blvd
Chicago, Illinois, 60604
United States
City population 2,746,000
Phone 3123628000

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