DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,905 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 57%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $19,916per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 76%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $77,17010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the DePauw Promise, families earning up to $100,000 receive full tuition coverage, while families with incomes up to $50,000 have full direct costs covered, including tuition, housing, and meals.
Source: The DePauw Promise
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 57%About 6 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%)
- 1200–1410Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 28–32Composite, 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
- $19,916full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $77,800sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $61,430Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 76%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 89%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $77,17010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,905Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 20%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 16%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Taylor University Upland, IN — admits 74%
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN — admits 77%
- Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN — admits 89%
- Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN — admits 89%
Also worth a look
- University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN — admits 67%
- Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH — admits 56%
- Marywood University Scranton, PA — admits 61%
- Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL — admits 56%
- Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN — admits 70%
- Centre College Danville, KY — admits 54%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for DePauw 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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