DePaul University Business Programs

Located in Chicago, Illinois, DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of DePaul is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

DePaul University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at DePaul.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Value Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Most Popular Taxation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Value Taxation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#114	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#121	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards DePaul has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#41	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#43	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#53	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#58	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#72	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#108	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is DePaul University?

Contact details for DePaul are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone:	312-362-8000
Website:	https://www.depaul.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/DePaulUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/DePaulU

How Do I Get Into DePaul?

You can apply to DePaul online at: https://www.depaul.edu/apply/Pages/default.aspx

Admission Requirements for DePaul

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into DePaul?

DePaul has an acceptance rate of 70%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Can I Afford DePaul University?

The overall average net price of DePaul is $43,014. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DePaul, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,482 a year. That adds up to $29,928 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DePaul is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

DePaul University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,145 undergraduate students at DePaul, with 12,776 being full-time and 1,369 being part-time.

There are also 7,777 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,776 full-time undergraduates at DePaul, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of DePaul University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,495
Black or African American	913
Hispanic or Latino	2,646
White	6,563
International Students	328
Other Races/Ethnicities	831

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at DePaul University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 111 countries are represented at DePaul. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at DePaul University

In 2019-2020, 21,594 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DePaul has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of DePaul

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at DePaul University was $41,202 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how DePaul is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Resources Management	#4	#4
Taxation	#10	#10
Taxation	#10	#10
Management Information Systems	#68	#68

Online Growth Rankings of DePaul

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at DePaul University was 237.0%. This is the #212 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at DePaul regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

DePaul University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	137	571	9	717
Accounting	228	86	0	314
Management Science	122	128	0	250
Finance	235	0	0	235
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	158	34	0	192
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	154	23	0	177
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	62	0	62
Taxation	0	54	0	54
Business Economics	35	0	0	35
General Management Information Systems	35	0	0	35
Real Estate	19	16	0	35
General Hospitality Administration/Management	17	9	0	26
General Economics	25	0	0	25
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	20	0	20
Sports Communication	19	0	0	19
General Organizational Communication	16	0	0	16
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	15	0	15
Entrepreneurship	0	13	0	13
Actuarial Science	12	1	0	13
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	7	0	7
Health Communication	0	5	0	5
Tax Law/Taxation	0	2	0	2
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0	0
Auditing	0	0	0	0
E-Commerce	0	0	0	0
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0
Operations Management	0	0	0	0
Supply Chain Management	0	0	0	0
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	0	0	0	0
Financial Planning & Services	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0
International Marketing	0	0	0	0
Other Marketing	0	0	0	0
Marketing Research	0	0	0	0
Information Resources Management	0	0	0	0
Other General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations	0	0	0	0
International & Intercultural Communication	0	0	0	0
Applied Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,212	1,046	9	2,267

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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