Programs of Study:
DePaul University uses the quarter system of class scheduling, offers
more than 200 undergraduate
and graduate programs
of study. The five most popular undergraduate majors are: communications,
psychology, accounting, finance and political science. The five most
popular graduate majors are: computer science, elementary education,
information systems, finance and business.
Average Student/Faculty Ratio: 16:1
Faculty: 1,790 full- and part-time professors. About 88 percent of DePaul's full-time faculty hold the doctorate or highest degree in their fields, and many of them are recognized authorities in various disciplines.
Financial Aid (2007-2008): Approximately $308 million in financial aid grants, scholarships, loans and work study opportunities were awarded to nearly 76 percent of all students.
Budget (2007-2008): $425.7 million
Endowment (as of June 30, 2007): $442 million
Enrollment (fall 2007): 23,401, including 15,024 undergraduate students, 7,353 graduate students and 1,024 law students.
Student Profile: Freshmen from all 50 states and territories enrolled in fall 2007, with 70 percent of students hailing from Illinois. Approximately 30 percent of full-time freshmen are the first in their families to attend college.
Tuition (undergraduate, for 2007-2008): $23,820
Student Living: Student Living: A mixture of 20 residence halls and apartments provide a variety of living accommodations for nearly 3,000 students. The neighborhoods surrounding the Lincoln Park campus are also home to more than 4,000 students living off campus. In fall 2004, DePaul opened a new, multi-college housing in its Loop Campus, known as the University Center of
Chicago (UCC). Learn more about Student Housing.
Average Student/Faculty Ratio: 16:1
Faculty: 1,790 full- and part-time professors. About 88 percent of DePaul's full-time faculty hold the doctorate or highest degree in their fields, and many of them are recognized authorities in various disciplines.
Financial Aid (2007-2008): Approximately $308 million in financial aid grants, scholarships, loans and work study opportunities were awarded to nearly 76 percent of all students.
Budget (2007-2008): $425.7 million
Endowment (as of June 30, 2007): $442 million
Enrollment (fall 2007): 23,401, including 15,024 undergraduate students, 7,353 graduate students and 1,024 law students.
Student Profile: Freshmen from all 50 states and territories enrolled in fall 2007, with 70 percent of students hailing from Illinois. Approximately 30 percent of full-time freshmen are the first in their families to attend college.
Tuition (undergraduate, for 2007-2008): $23,820
Student Living: Student Living: A mixture of 20 residence halls and apartments provide a variety of living accommodations for nearly 3,000 students. The neighborhoods surrounding the Lincoln Park campus are also home to more than 4,000 students living off campus. In fall 2004, DePaul opened a new, multi-college housing in its Loop Campus, known as the University Center of
Chicago (UCC). Learn more about Student Housing.
Awards and Rankings: DePaul continues to
garner awards and excellent
rankings.
International Presence: DePaul's reach extends
worldwide. Faculty members teach in DePaul degree programs in Bahrain,
Poland, Bangkok and the Czech Republic. As of November of 2005, DePaul
was involved in study abroad opportunities, faculty research projects
and exchanges, academic curricula consulting/partnerships and service
programs in approximately 30 countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa,
Middle East, Asia and Pacific Rim.
Study
Abroad: 44 programs in 29 countries, including Japan, Italy and Morocco.
Founded: 1898,
by the Congregation of the Mission (or Vincentian) religious community,
which follows the teachings of 17th century French priest St. Vincent
de Paul. The university's mission emphasizes academic excellence,
service to the community, access to education and respect for the
individual.
General: DePaul University is the nation's largest Catholic institution of higher education and is the ninth largest private, not-for-profit university in the nation. Of the 10 largest private universities, all except DePaul are classified as "research extensive" universities, making DePaul the nation's largest university with a primary mission of teaching and service.
Named for: St. Vincent de Paul (1581-1660), The university derives its title and fundamental mission from Saint Vincent de Paul, the founder of the Congregation of the Mission, a religious community whose members, Vincentians, established and continue to sponsor DePaul.
Motto: "I will show you the way of wisdom" ("Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi," Proverbs, IV, 11).
President: Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C. M., Ed.D.
Campuses: Six, including Lincoln Park, Loop, Naperville, Oak Forest, O'Hare and Rolling Meadows.
Athletic nickname: Blue Demons
Athletics: Member, the Big East Conference. DePaul's intercollegiate athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I, the Big East, in these sports: women's basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball; men's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track.
University Colors: Blue and Red
Schools and Colleges: Nine, including College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; College of Commerce; College of Communication; College of Computing and Digital Media; College of Law; School for New Learning; School of Education; School of Music and The Theatre School.
Alumni: More than 130,000 worldwide, living in 55 countries.
Prominent Alumni include: Chicago mayors Richard M. Daley and the late Richard J. Daley; ComEd CEO Frank Clark; Driehaus Capital Management CEO Richard Driehaus; former McDonalds CEO Jack M. Greenberg; Chicago Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey; Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Perle; former NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks; and actress Gillian Anderson.
General: DePaul University is the nation's largest Catholic institution of higher education and is the ninth largest private, not-for-profit university in the nation. Of the 10 largest private universities, all except DePaul are classified as "research extensive" universities, making DePaul the nation's largest university with a primary mission of teaching and service.
Named for: St. Vincent de Paul (1581-1660), The university derives its title and fundamental mission from Saint Vincent de Paul, the founder of the Congregation of the Mission, a religious community whose members, Vincentians, established and continue to sponsor DePaul.
Motto: "I will show you the way of wisdom" ("Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi," Proverbs, IV, 11).
President: Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C. M., Ed.D.
Campuses: Six, including Lincoln Park, Loop, Naperville, Oak Forest, O'Hare and Rolling Meadows.
Athletic nickname: Blue Demons
Athletics: Member, the Big East Conference. DePaul's intercollegiate athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I, the Big East, in these sports: women's basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball; men's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track.
University Colors: Blue and Red
Schools and Colleges: Nine, including College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; College of Commerce; College of Communication; College of Computing and Digital Media; College of Law; School for New Learning; School of Education; School of Music and The Theatre School.
Alumni: More than 130,000 worldwide, living in 55 countries.
Prominent Alumni include: Chicago mayors Richard M. Daley and the late Richard J. Daley; ComEd CEO Frank Clark; Driehaus Capital Management CEO Richard Driehaus; former McDonalds CEO Jack M. Greenberg; Chicago Public Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey; Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Perle; former NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks; and actress Gillian Anderson.
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