Key Facts
Key Facts
Key Facts
Programs of Study: DePaul University uses the quarter system of class scheduling, offers more than 260 undergraduate and graduate programs of study. As of fall 2008, the five most popular undergraduate majors are: accounting, finance, business, psychology and communications. The five most popular graduate degree concentrations are: finance, computer science, information systems, early childhood education and public service.

Average Student/Faculty Ratio: 17:1

Faculty: 1,842 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.

Accreditation: DePaul University has received both institutional and specialized accreditation by numerous associations and organizations.

Financial Aid (2007-2008): Approximately $338 million in financial aid grants, scholarships, loans and work study opportunities were awarded to nearly 73 percent of all students.

Budget (2008-2009): $470 million

Endowment (as of June 30, 2008): $407 million

Enrollment (fall 2008): 24,352, including 15,782 undergraduate students, 7,526 graduate students and 1,044 law students.

Student Profile: Freshmen from all 50 states and territories enrolled in fall 2008, with 67 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 2009-2010): $25,765

Student Living: Student Living: A mixture of 16 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: 59 programs in over 30countries, 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 135,000 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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