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DePauw University

Greencastle, IN · Private · Town (distant) · DePauw

Private institution in Greencastle, IN · 1,804 undergraduates · 54% acceptance rate · $70,527 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
$24,5461,454th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$57,0701,918th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$57,0701,916th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$72,5601,848th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$70,527270th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,476275th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
80.0%218th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
89.2%272nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
54.1%326th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1287219th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,804999th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.8%1,904th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 155 mi (MDW)

On 1 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
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 45 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$64,791$66,941
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$62,343$57,860
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$54,418$42,682
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$36,312
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$41,937$35,416
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$39,585$43,054
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$33,993$38,289
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$33,459$36,745
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$30,771$22,192
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$30,771$25,194
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$30,119$38,289
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$25,774$25,967

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.