Chicago, IL
DePaul University
https://www.depaul.eduRepayment outcome
84.5%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$30,700–$73,600
middle 50% · median $50,900
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$27,040
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$20,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$46,375
Default rate
6.0%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering$84,653
- Liberal Arts$59,756
- Legal Studies$59,688
- Math & Statistics$58,402
- Education$55,265
- Public Admin$54,790
- Computer Science$50,677
- Business$44,468
- Social Sciences$39,009
- Communication and Media Studies.$34,244
- Visual & Performing Arts$33,993
- Foreign Languages$33,565
- Health Professions$33,459
- English & Literature$31,616
- Biology$31,236
- Psychology$30,467
- Philosophy$29,611
- Interdisciplinary$26,353
- Physical Sciences$26,353
- History$23,340
- Comm. Tech$21,508
Academics
Acceptance
59.9%
Avg SAT
1,163
Enrollment
16,120
What students study
12 fields offered
Business
28% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Communications13.2%
- 03Liberal Arts11.3%
- 04Social Sciences9.1%
- 05Psychology7.4%
- 06Visual & Performing Arts6.7%
- 07Computer Science5.1%
- 08Education4.1%
- 09English & Literature3.2%
- 10Biology2.4%
- 11History1.4%
- 12Comm. Tech1.2%