DePauw University

Greencastle, IN · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
56.0%
3,794 admitted
SAT · 50th
1290
Range 1170–1390
6-yr grad
78.0%
Retention 89.0%
Undergrads
1,858
10:1 S-F
Admissions
56.0%
3,794 admitted
from 6,772 apps
Applications6,772
Overall admit rate56.0%
Enrolled484 · 12.8% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1290
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1170–1390 · 53.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W590650700
Math570630690
Comp117012901390
ACT
255075
Comp262832
Cost & aid
$57,990
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$57,990
Fees$1,080
Room & board$15,330
Books$950
Avg need-based grant$49,381
% need met89.0%
Avg debt at graduation$25,565
Academics
10 : 1
student-faculty ratio
89.0% retention
Student-faculty10 : 1
Retention89.0%
4-year graduation68.0%
6-year graduation78.0%
Enrollment
1,858
undergraduates
49.0% out-of-state · 78 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,858
First-year484
Transfer10
Full-time99%
Female50%
Out-of-state49.0%
International (freshmen)78
Rankings
#45
Forbes
Best Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)
SourceListRankYr
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#4526
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#5826
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#8426
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#14226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#17326
NicheBest Colleges in America#39926
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#41126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNorth Coast Athletic Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingIndiana colleges8
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision2/1 → Rolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/1 → 12/15 · binding
Early decision 212/15
Early action11/1 → 12/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.depauw.edu/admission-aid/app…
Admissions emailadmission@depauw.edu
Admissions phone765-658-4006
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Wabash College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Wabash College IN · Private (nonprofit)57.0%1250897
Denison University OH · Private (nonprofit)13602K
Ohio Wesleyan University OH · Private (nonprofit)55.6%1K
Allegheny College PA · Private (nonprofit)58.8%12601K
Earlham College IN · Private (nonprofit)72.6%1190
The College of Wooster OH · Private (nonprofit)59.5%13501K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — DePauw University

11 years of DePauw University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.