DePaul University Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how DePaul University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. Want to dig deeper into a particular stat? Just click on its tile and you’ll be taked to a more in-depth page on the figure. In addition, you can use the links below to quickly jump to any section on this page.

• 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?

2022 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 390 badges in the 2022 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer game programming.

Overall Quality

DePaul is ranked #593 out of 2,576 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2022 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 102 colleges in Illinois, DePaul is ranked at #18.

See all of the rankings for DePaul University.

Is It Hard to Get Into DePaul?

Acceptance Rate

DePaul University has an acceptance rate of 70%, 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

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At DePaul University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

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 47%. 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 83%. 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 59%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

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

DePaul University Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 14,145 undergraduates at DePaul with 12,776 being full-time and 1,369 being part-time.

How Much Does DePaul University Cost?

The overall average net price of DePaul is $30,090. 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 +
$26,173	$25,842	$28,075	$30,877	$35,041

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DePaul, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,482 a year. That adds up to $29,928 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DePaul is 4.5%. 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

Located in Chicago, Illinois, DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. 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 103 majors graduated from DePaul University. Of these students, 3,311 received undergraduate degrees and 2,785 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
Finance & Financial Management	283	$58,185
Accounting	245	$62,215
General Psychology	201	$31,450
Public Relations & Advertising	189	$40,684
Marketing	186	$49,503
Communication & Media Studies	168	$34,501
Computer Programming	159	$58,372
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	156	$28,288
Liberal Arts General Studies	141	$60,415
Health Sciences & Services	136	$35,791

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

Online Learning at DePaul

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2019-2020, 21,594 students took at least one online class at DePaul University. This is an increase from the 6,568 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	21,594	19,809
2018-2019	6,568	1,892
2017-2018	6,441	1,835
2016-2017	6,278	1,892
2015-2016	6,089	1,877

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

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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.