DePaul University

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Acceptance Rate

75.9%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1140–1330

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$44,460

Undergrad Enrollment

14,283

Applicants

32,176

Yield Rate

12.4%

Student:Faculty

17:1

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What you pay

$30,902/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $123,608 over four years.

What grads earn

$61,708/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $61,734 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 0% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.0 years of pay.

79% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

43%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of DePaul University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$27,359

$30–48k$25,950

$48–75k$28,687

$75–110k$31,057

Over $110k$37,092

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

71%

Completion · all

67%

Completion · Pell

63%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

62%

Median debt

$23,168

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied

32,176

Admitted

23,66073.5%

Enrolled

2,94312% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

70.2%▼ +1.9pp

Application Volume

31,785 applicants▲ 18%

DePaul University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Arson	—	—	—	3
Motor Vehicle Theft	—	—	—	35
Rape	8	—	—	—
Robbery	1	—	—	17

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation46% / 54%

MenWomen

Men's

Basketball14Golf8Soccer30Tennis9Track & Field79

Women's

Basketball16Soccer31Softball20Tennis8Track & Field75Volleyball15

Research Activity

FY 2024

$11Mtotal R&D expenditure#371 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Cinematography and Film/Video Production269 grads

Finance, General226 grads

Psychology, General183 grads

Marketing/Marketing Management, General181 grads

Accounting173 grads

Business Administration and Management, General151 grads

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General137 grads

Computer Programming/Programmer, General134 grads

Political Science and Government, General92 grads

Management Science89 grads

4yr Grad Rate

58%

6yr Grad Rate

70%

Retention Rate

86%

Median Earnings

$68,751