DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 14,090 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 76%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $27,308per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 68%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $75,60210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
DePaul University operates on a quarter system with ten-week terms designed to make adding a second major or minor easier.
Source: Academics | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences - Chicago, IL
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 76%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1140–1330Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 25–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $27,308full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $62,681sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $47,676Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 86%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $75,60210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,787federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 14,090Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 38%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 30%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL — admits 73%
- National University San Diego, CA
- Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL — admits 82%
- Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO — admits 75%
- St. John's University-New York Queens, NY — admits 83%
- Pace University New York, NY — admits 76%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for DePaul University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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