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DePauw University

DePauw University is based in the town of Greencastle, IN — a private campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at DePauw University — 22.6% of its 1,905 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$12,267

family income
under $30k

$16,184

$30–48k

$17,459

$48–75k

$24,646

$75–110k

$33,816

over $110k

Average net price

$22,2642023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at DePauw University rose from $20,128 (2008) to $22,264 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,128
2009	$19,173
2010	$20,580
2011	$23,059
2012	$22,171
2013	$22,872
2014	$24,556
2015	$22,066
2016	$22,323
2017	$23,873
2018	$23,078
2019	$25,587
2020	$22,469
2021	$25,673
2022	$24,546
2023	$22,264

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$74,3202024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at DePauw University rose from $42,175 (2009) to $74,320 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$42,175
2010	$43,990
2011	$46,135
2012	$48,800
2013	$51,050
2014	$53,410
2015	$56,146
2016	$58,478
2017	$60,888
2018	$62,567
2019	$64,924
2020	$66,946
2021	$67,574
2022	$70,394
2023	$72,560
2024	$74,320

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$20,200
2001	$21,100
2002	$22,400
2003	$24,000
2004	$25,000
2005	$26,100
2006	$27,400
2007	$29,700
2008	$31,825
2013	$40,640
2014	$42,746
2015	$44,678
2016	$46,448
2017	$47,838
2018	$49,704
2019	$51,146
2020	$52,710
2021	$53,896
2022	$55,410
2023	$57,070

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

DePauw University reports published tuition of $59,070 in this record. DePauw University's $59,070 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

DePauw University reports 1,905 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

74.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at DePauw University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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74.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at DePauw University has held near 74.7% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	80.6%
1992 cohort	77.7%
1993 cohort	79.2%
1994 cohort	79.4%
1995 cohort	79.5%
1996 cohort	76.7%
1997 cohort	75%
1998 cohort	75.4%
1999 cohort	78.9%
2000 cohort	82.3%
2001 cohort	81.5%
2002 cohort	85.3%
2003 cohort	83.5%
2004 cohort	85.5%
2005 cohort	85.2%
2006 cohort	77.6%
2007 cohort	79.2%
2008 cohort	80.2%
2009 cohort	81.7%
2010 cohort	84.7%
2011 cohort	81.2%
2012 cohort	85.3%
2013 cohort	84.2%
2014 cohort	87.3%
2015 cohort	82.5%
2016 cohort	79.3%
2017 cohort	80%
2018 cohort	74.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,325	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,034	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,625	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,625	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,381	$3,355
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,083	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,113	$3,016
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,625	$3,694
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$12,500	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,125	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,089	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,125	$4,463
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,125	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,250	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,084	$8,321
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$8,785
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,375	$8,625
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,814	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$12,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$58,476

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$64,303

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$70,527

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

DePauw University admitted 3,822 of 6,683 applicants in Fall 2024. The 57.2% rate describes that application pool.

57.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $57,070 tuition · 2023–24 1,905 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1200–14101600

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Admissions

DePauw University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For DePauw University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 600–690 and Math was 600–720 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1200–1410 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	600	650	690
SAT Math	600	665	720
ACT Composite	28	31	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, DePauw University received 6,683 applications and admitted 3,822 (57.2%), with 505 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

57.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	53%
Fall 2002	66%
Fall 2003	62.5%
Fall 2004	69.8%
Fall 2005	67.2%
Fall 2006	67.5%
Fall 2007	69.1%
Fall 2008	64.6%
Fall 2009	66.1%
Fall 2010	56.6%
Fall 2011	57.5%
Fall 2012	61.5%
Fall 2013	61.2%
Fall 2014	56.6%
Fall 2015	64.8%
Fall 2016	65.3%
Fall 2017	67.3%
Fall 2018	62.6%
Fall 2019	64.4%
Fall 2020	68.5%
Fall 2021	64.7%
Fall 2022	65.8%
Fall 2023	54.1%
Fall 2024	57.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1200–1410Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1090	1290
Fall 2002	1130	1320
Fall 2003	1130	1320
Fall 2004	1120	1320
Fall 2005	1130	1330
Fall 2006	1130	1320
Fall 2007	1070	1310
Fall 2008	1110	1310
Fall 2009	1080	1320
Fall 2010	1080	1310
Fall 2011	1100	1340
Fall 2012	1080	1330
Fall 2013	1070	1330
Fall 2014	1090	1300
Fall 2015	1060	1290
Fall 2016	1040	1280
Fall 2017	1110	1330
Fall 2018	1120	1340
Fall 2019	1130	1360
Fall 2020	1110	1360
Fall 2021	1160	1420
Fall 2022	1140	1360
Fall 2023	1140	1430
Fall 2024	1200	1410

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

28–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	24	28
Fall 2002	25	29
Fall 2003	25	29
Fall 2004	24	29
Fall 2005	24	29
Fall 2006	25	29
Fall 2007	25	30
Fall 2008	25	29
Fall 2009	24	29
Fall 2010	24	29
Fall 2011	24	29
Fall 2012	24	30
Fall 2013	25	29
Fall 2014	25	29
Fall 2015	25	29
Fall 2016	24	29
Fall 2017	24	29
Fall 2018	23	29
Fall 2019	23	30
Fall 2020	22	29
Fall 2021	24	31
Fall 2022	24	31
Fall 2023	26	31
Fall 2024	28	32

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,905Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at DePauw University fell from 2,291 (Fall 2002) to 1,905 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,291
Fall 2003	2,319
Fall 2004	2,350
Fall 2005	2,345
Fall 2006	2,276
Fall 2007	2,350
Fall 2008	2,241
Fall 2009	2,353
Fall 2010	2,361
Fall 2011	2,326
Fall 2012	2,299
Fall 2013	2,272
Fall 2014	2,185
Fall 2015	2,229
Fall 2016	2,186
Fall 2017	2,137
Fall 2018	2,141
Fall 2019	1,944
Fall 2020	1,731
Fall 2021	1,708
Fall 2022	1,732
Fall 2023	1,804
Fall 2024	1,905

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

89%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at DePauw University has held near 89% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	93%
Fall 2003 cohort	90%
Fall 2004 cohort	92%
Fall 2005 cohort	92%
Fall 2006 cohort	87%
Fall 2007 cohort	88%
Fall 2008 cohort	90%
Fall 2009 cohort	90%
Fall 2010 cohort	92%
Fall 2011 cohort	89%
Fall 2012 cohort	92%
Fall 2013 cohort	93%
Fall 2014 cohort	94%
Fall 2015 cohort	92%
Fall 2016 cohort	89%
Fall 2017 cohort	91%
Fall 2018 cohort	86%
Fall 2019 cohort	89%
Fall 2020 cohort	88%
Fall 2021 cohort	92%
Fall 2022 cohort	89%
Fall 2023 cohort	89%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about DePauw University

Faculty pay at DePauw University averages $121,128 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes DePauw University as a primarily residential campus of 1,905 undergraduates — and 88.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

DePauw University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1200–1410 — their midpoint is above the IN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on DePauw University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How DePauw University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

DePauw University57.2%

Indiana median77.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

DePauw University$59,070

Indiana median$32,352

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

DePauw University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

DePauw University$70,527

Indiana median$52,071

National median$53,781

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DePauw University, Indiana and national reference values
Metric & basis	DePauw University	Indiana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	57.2%	77.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$59,070	$32,352	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$70,527	$52,071	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For DePauw University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

DePauw University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$120,076
Economics	$94,761
Political Science and Government	$79,117
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$71,696
Communication and Media Studies	$69,228
Biology, General	$63,099
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$62,917
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$51,983
Music	$39,430

These 9 fields listed for DePauw University measure earnings after completion. The $70,527 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 34 additional DePauw University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does DePauw University report?

DePauw University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1200–1410 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is DePauw University's acceptance rate?

57.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,822 admitted from 6,683 applicants.

How much does DePauw University cost?

At DePauw University, tuition is $59,070. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does DePauw University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $70,527. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Indiana

Purdue University-Main Campus — 49.9% admitted
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses — 39.9% admitted
Earlham College — 73.1% admitted
University of Evansville — 77.6% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.