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DePaul University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and DePaul University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how DePaul did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how DePaul fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

DePaul placed #135 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places DePaul in the best 10% of schools in the U.S. for students!

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Illinois Ranking

DePaul placed #7 out of 85 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks DePaul University among the top 10% of colleges and universities in the United States for Illinois students! See the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking

This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, DePaul has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	332	98.2%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63	1,187	94.7%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	366	98.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	694	96.7%
Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	29	93.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81	933	91.3%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24	558	95.7%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52	571	90.9%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	502	94.6%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	294	94.2%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82	1,150	92.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69	925	92.5%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69	556	87.6%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	182	91.8%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48	540	91.1%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	134	90.3%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88	597	85.3%
Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	98	88.8%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	129	88.4%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103	654	84.3%
Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	22	81.8%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28	189	85.2%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	356	84.0%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	374	84.0%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	53	98.1%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	10	90.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109	630	82.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	43	95.4%
Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	54	75.9%
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	44	79.6%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	150	80.0%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	201	94.5%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	53	98.1%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	12	91.7%
Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	8	87.5%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	7	85.7%
Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	6	83.3%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	5	80.0%
Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	3	66.7%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	1	3	66.7%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	54	77.8%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	104	77.9%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	158	91.8%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	103	91.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	25	88.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	25	88.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	30	93.3%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	30	93.3%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69	300	77.0%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86	373	76.9%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	25	92.0%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	124	95.2%
Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	11	81.8%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	101	94.1%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	118	94.1%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	37	91.9%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	37	91.9%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	16	87.5%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177	609	70.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	143	92.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	94	87.2%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	170	92.4%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148	573	74.2%
Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	14	85.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	100	87.0%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	231	73.6%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	25	88.0%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	24	87.5%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	47	89.4%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	23	87.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	37	83.8%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	89	89.9%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20	140	85.7%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	4	21	81.0%
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	10	80.0%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	10	80.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5	38	86.8%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	18	83.3%
Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	45	68.9%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348	1,055	67.0%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	42	85.7%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	8	75.0%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	8	75.0%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	29	79.3%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	15	80.0%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	81	85.2%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	22	81.8%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	128	67.2%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	13	76.9%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	136	66.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20	123	83.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158	481	67.2%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	54	81.5%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	12	75.0%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2	6	66.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	22	97	77.3%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	28	78.6%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	3	11	72.7%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	16	75.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	7	25	72.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19	84	77.4%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	54	75.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	8	31	74.2%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	6	22	72.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	50	182	72.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	10	36	72.2%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	20	70.0%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	19	68.4%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20	63	68.3%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	48	66.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20	60	66.7%

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