DePauw University
Greencastle, IN · Private four-year · Town: Distant
1,819undergraduates
57%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$30,507average net price per year
80%graduate in 6 years
89%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 7,197
- Admitted
- 3,891
- Admit rate
- 57%
- Admit rate, women
- 61%
- Admit rate, men
- 48%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 13%
- First-year students
- 500
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 52%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 570-680
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 570-750
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 6%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 26-31
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
40 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Social sciences (4)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (47 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (5)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Environmental Biology Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Molecular Biology Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (33 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (6)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- International Public Health/International Health Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Education (2)
- Education, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (5)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Italian Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Japanese Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Actuarial Science Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Pre-Engineering Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $57,070
- Housing and food on campus
- $14,850
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,200
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $74,320
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $74,320
- Total cost living at home
- $60,370
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $12,267 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $16,184 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $17,459 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $24,646 |
| Over $110,000 | $33,816 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $42,053
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $40,641
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 16%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 37%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,516
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 73%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 78%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 80%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 83%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 80%
- Came back for year two
- 89%
| Pell grant students | 73% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 86% |
| Neither | 81% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 294 | 85% |
| Men | 301 | 75% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| Asian | 27 | 78% |
| Black | 35 | 77% |
| Hispanic | 57 | 72% |
| White | 378 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 58% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 10 | 90% (small group) |
| International | 74 | 78% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 596 | 83% | 14% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 22 | 91% | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,819
- Undergraduates
- 1,819
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,792
- Part-time undergraduates
- 27
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 8%
| Women | 49% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 6% |
| Hispanic | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 57% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 23% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 313 S Locust St, Greencastle, IN, 46135-1772
- County
- Putnam County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Four-one-four plan
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.