How hard is DePaul University to get into?
DePaul University acceptance rate is 73.53% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 32,176 students applied and 23,660 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into DePaul.
DePaul's acceptance rate places 22nd out of 60 Illinois colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1230 and the ACT score is 28 at DePaul. DePaul's SAT score is 10th highest among 37 Illinois colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to DePaul, recommendations is required to submit and personal statement (or essay) is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of DePaul University is 73.53% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.44%. 12,824 men and 19,352 women applied to DePaul and 9,038 men and 14,622 women students were accepted.
Among them, 1,276 men and 1,667 women were enrolled in DePaul (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: July 3, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 864 students (29% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 322 students (11%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at DePaul.
The median SAT score is 1,230 with 630 SAT EBRW and 600 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 680 and the 25th percentile is 570. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 660 and 25th percentile is 560 .
The median ACT composite score is 28 with 75th percentile score of 31 and 25th percentile score of 26 at DePaul. The median ACT math score is 26 and the ACT English score is 29.
How competitive is DePaul's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at DePaul University are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,311, ACT: 29 - private (not-for-profit) research university with high research activity).
The institutional SAT code for DePaul is 1165.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: July 3, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 2,943 first-year students enrolled in DePaul. The proportion of full-time students is 99.86% and part-time students is 0.14%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 43.36% and women students is 56.64%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at DePaul.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at DePaul. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply DePaul University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
Application fee is $40 for applying graduate schools. The following table provides general admission information for applying to DePaul.