Greencastle, IN · Private · 1,905 undergraduates · town
DePauw University
Moderately selective
DePauw combines a liberal arts core with dedicated schools for business and leadership and the creative arts on a residential Greencastle campus.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Strong in career outcomes, and solid in academic standing.- Admission
- 54.1% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 81.4%
7,197 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$70,527 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets DePauw University apart
Academic design
Its three-school framework joins liberal arts and sciences with business, leadership and creative practice while emphasizing exploration and collaboration.
Campus pattern
Campus life is close-knit and extends into the DePauw Nature Park for recreation, fieldwork and community activity.
Career & value signal
Experiential learning runs from the First-Year Seminar through the Senior Capstone and can include internships, research, service and study away.
Can I get in?
54.1% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
7,197About 54 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 52% submitted an SAT, and 6% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for DePauw University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What DePauw University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Its three-school framework joins liberal arts and sciences with business, leadership and creative practice while emphasizing exploration and collaboration.
Make institutional fit specific
DePauw combines a liberal arts core with dedicated schools for business and leadership and the creative arts on a residential Greencastle campus.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
DePauw University publishes two merit awards, the largest reaching full tuition or more. No separate scholarship application is required; the college uses the admission application.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive
In the season card
These two awards, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at DePauw University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Computer Science
Communication and Media Studies
Economics
Psychology, General
Public Health
What is campus life like?
DePauw University beyond the classroom
Campus life is close-knit and extends into the DePauw Nature Park for recreation, fieldwork and community activity.
A defining academic feature
Its three-school framework joins liberal arts and sciences with business, leadership and creative practice while emphasizing exploration and collaboration.
What shapes an ordinary week
Campus life is close-knit and extends into the DePauw Nature Park for recreation, fieldwork and community activity.
Where the degree can lead
Experiential learning runs from the First-Year Seminar through the Senior Capstone and can include internships, research, service and study away.