DePauw University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

DePauw University is located in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1837 by the Methodist Church. It was formerly known as the Indiana Asbury University in honor of Francis Asbury, the first American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The university offers several academic programs in the fields of political science, physics and astronomy, film studies, computer science, and international relations, among others.

DePauw University supports a large number of Greek societies such as Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Psi Lambda Xi, Alpha Phi Alpha, and Delta Sigma Theta. Students are also involved in other clubs and organizations including the College Democrats, Catholic Students’ Association, Habitat for Humanity, and DePauw Christian Fellowship. The sports teams participate in basketball, badminton, bowling, golf, racquetball, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, touch football, table tennis, and ultimate frisbee.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, media, science, liberal arts, and mathematics.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,298 in 2009-2010 (2,452 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 100% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

DePauw provides on-campus housing for 1,498 of its 2,452 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (23 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (10 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (235 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Latin Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (63 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (21 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (22 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (72 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded)

• Psychology