DePaul University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

DePaul University, also referred to as "DePaul", is a private, coeducational, research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was initially founded in 1898 as St. Vincent's College. In 1907, it was re-christened as DePaul University.

The various colleges and schools under DePaul University are as follows,

• DePaul's College of Commerce
• The DePaul College of Communication
• The DePaul University College of Law
• The DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media
• The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• The School for New Learning
• The School of Education
• DePaul's School of Music
• DePaul's Theatre School

The University sports team is called the Demons. DIBS (Demon in a Blue Suit) is the official mascot of the sports team.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, computer science and engineering, media, drama and performing arts, law, and business and management.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

DePaul participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 82% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 24,352 in 2009-2010 (19,689 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 48% of enrolled students and graduate students are 52%.

Students under 25 years old represent 41% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

DePaul provides on-campus housing for 2,817 of its 19,689 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

DePaul offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (5 awarded)

• Architectural History and Criticism

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,864 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Managerial Economics
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Information Resources Management/CIO Training
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (726 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming, Specific Applications
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Software and Media Applications
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (65 awarded)

• Acting
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
• Playwriting and Screenwriting
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
• Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (732 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Geography Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (170 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Human Services
• Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (52 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW (329 awarded)

• Health Law (LLM, MJ, JSD/SJD)
• International Law and Legal Studies (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (1,034 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Applied Economics
• Arabic Language and Literature
• Cartography
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (62 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Computational Mathematics
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (401 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (103 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (82 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (76 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (22 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (42 awarded)

• Islamic Studies
• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (98 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (295 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Clinical Psychology
• Community Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology