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DePaul University

Chicago, IL · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Chicago, IL · 14,283 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $68,751 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$29,1411,682nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$44,4601,729th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$44,4601,716th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$59,4671,677th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,1681,023rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$68,751303rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,695358th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
70.0%418th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.7%356th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
73.5%706th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1254268th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
14,283176th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
30.7%1,151st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (MDW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 64 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$77,213—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$62,215$60,925
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$60,415$59,756
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$59,350$61,303
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$58,402$57,860
Computer ProgrammingComputer Sciencebachelors$58,372$55,422
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,185$56,924
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer Sciencebachelors$56,641$63,501
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$53,775—
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$50,439$50,677
MarketingBusinessbachelors$49,503$48,494
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$48,432$43,575

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,298,155 (M $2,898,626 · W $4,399,529)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to DePaul University’s 14,283 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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