Colleges / DePaul University
College · Private nonprofit · Chicago, IL · City
DU

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Religious affiliation
Address1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Websitewww.depaul.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$55k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size14,090
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $31k/yr for a shot at a $55k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1262.

If you get in

14,090 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $63k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $31k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$252k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$124k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$129k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$46.0k
Room & board
$19.1k
Books & supplies
$1,104

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention86%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr68%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$55k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$69k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
14,090
Location
Chicago, IL
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic25%
  • Asian13%
  • Black8%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International4%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students30%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 73

What you can study.

Colleges / DePaul University
College · Private nonprofit · Chicago, IL · City
DU

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Religious affiliation
Address1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Websitewww.depaul.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$55k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size14,090
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $31k/yr for a shot at a $55k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1262.

If you get in

14,090 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $63k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $31k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$252k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$124k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$129k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$46.0k
Room & board
$19.1k
Books & supplies
$1,104

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention86%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr68%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$55k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$69k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
14,090
Location
Chicago, IL
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic25%
  • Asian13%
  • Black8%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International4%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students30%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 73

What you can study.