DePaul University Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is DePaul University Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

DePaul University was awarded 105 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.

Overall Quality

DePaul is ranked #270 out of 1,715 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2021 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 61 colleges in Illinois, DePaul is ranked at #11.

See all of the rankings for DePaul University.

Is It Hard to Get Into DePaul?

Acceptance Rate

DePaul University has an acceptance rate of 72%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Learn more about DePaul University admissions.

DePaul University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, DePaul University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at DePaul University is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at DePaul University

Freshmen Retention Rate

DePaul University has a freshmen retention rate of 84%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at DePaul for first-time, full-time students is 56%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at DePaul University.

Excellent Overall Diversity at DePaul

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 14,507 undergraduates at DePaul with 12,795 being full-time and 1,712 being part-time.

DePaul Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

With an overall score of 96.93 out of 100, DePaul is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at DePaul University.

How Much Does DePaul University Cost?

The overall average net price of DePaul is $28,410. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for DePaul

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$24,170	$25,457	$25,607	$29,629	$33,989

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of DePaul, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At DePaul, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,816 a year. That adds up to $27,264 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DePaul is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do DePaul Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from DePaul make about $53,300 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for DePaul students since it is 34% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at DePaul University make the most money.

Location of DePaul University

DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The location of DePaul is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for DePaul are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone:	312-362-8000
Website:	https://www.depaul.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/DePaulUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/DePaulU

DePaul University Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 92 majors graduated from DePaul University. Of these students, 3,518 received undergraduate degrees and 2,882 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies	280	$57,600
Public Relations & Advertising	267	$36,900
Finance & Financial Management	254	$53,800
Accounting	247	$58,300
General Psychology	193	$29,600
Health Sciences & Services	180	$32,500
Marketing	175	$43,900
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	170	$24,500
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	159	$40,900
Communication & Media Studies	154	$30,900

Learn more about the majors offered at DePaul University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at DePaul

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 6,441 students took at least one online class at DePaul University. This is an increase from the 6,278 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	6,441	1,835
2016-2017	6,278	1,892
2015-2016	6,089	1,877
2014-2015	5,562	1,786
2013-2014	5,093	1,759

Learn more about online learning at DePaul University.

Related Schools

If you’re considering DePaul University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Albion College
• DePauw University
• Goucher College
• Hamline University
• Mercer University

Curious on how these schools stack up against DePaul? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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More about our data sources and methodologies.