Rankings Recognize Diverse, Successful Student Body
DePaul’s student body reflects a broad range of ethnic, religious, geographic and economic backgrounds; students of color, for example, accounted for at least 30 percent of total enrollment for the 2010-11 academic year. The university’s commitment to diversity has been honored recently in national rankings and the successes of its students highlighted.
For instance, Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranked DePaul among the top 100 institutions in the nation for conferring bachelor’s and graduate degrees upon students of color. The rankings reflect degrees earned during the 2009-10 academic year.
DePaul was cited in more than 40 undergraduate and graduate categories by Diverse Issues. Highlights included:
- In computer and information sciences and support services, DePaul ranked among the top five institutions for awarding master’s degrees to students of color.
- In the English language and literature/letters category, DePaul ranked among the top 15 for awarding master’s degrees to students of color.
- In the finance and financial management services category, DePaul ranked among the top 15 for awarding bachelor’s degrees to students of color.
- In marketing, DePaul ranked among the top 10 for awarding bachelor’s degrees to minorities.
- In accounting and related services, the survey ranked DePaul among the top 20 institutions awarding bachelor’s degrees to students of color.
- In psychology, DePaul ranked among the top 20 for awarding doctoral degrees to African-Americans.
- In law, DePaul ranked among the top 25 for awarding degrees to Hispanics and African-Americans.
- In liberal arts and sciences and general studies, DePaul ranked among the top 25 for awarding undergraduate degrees to African-Americans.
Complete rankings can be found online at diverseeducation.com/top100/.
Another publication, Hispanic Outlook, ranked the top 100 four-year colleges in the United States to award bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees to Hispanics, placing DePaul at No. 53 for awarding 30 doctoral degrees, No. 60 for awarding 2,648 master’s degrees and No. 73 for awarding 3,324 bachelor’s degrees to Hispanics. The survey was based on 2010 graduation data. More detailed rankings can be found at hispanicoutlook.com/top-100-schools/.