Chicago, Illinois · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
DePaul University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 21,210 students in fall 2024, including 14,188 undergraduates and 7,022 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
DePaul University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 227 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Computer Programming/Programmer, and Cinematography and Film/Video Production. It awarded 6,518 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
21,210
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
6,518
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
227
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 227
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
86%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
3,303
Master's degrees
2,694
Doctoral degrees (research)
60
Professional doctorates
189
Certificates under 1 year
82
Postbaccalaureate certificates
160
Post-master's certificates
30
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
21,210
Undergraduates, fall 2024
14,188
Graduate students, fall 2024
7,022
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
24,279
Undergraduates, 2024-25
15,665
Graduate students, 2024-25
8,614
Full-time, 2024-25
86%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
40%
Hispanic or Latino
20%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
12%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
45
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
60%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big East Conference
President
Robert L. Manuel
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization