Greencastle, IN · Private nonprofit
57.2%
Acceptance rate
1,287
SAT Average
$24,546
Avg net price
1,804
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 485 |
| Bachelor’s 75 |
| Bachelor’s 71 |
| Bachelor’s 65 |
| Bachelor’s 51 |
| Bachelor’s 27 |
| Bachelor’s 26 |
| Bachelor’s 24 |
| Bachelor’s 22 |
| Bachelor’s 17 |
| Bachelor’s 15 |
| Bachelor’s 15 |
| Bachelor’s 13 |
| Bachelor’s 13 |
| Bachelor’s 10 |
| Bachelor’s 10 |
| Bachelor’s 9 |
| Bachelor’s 7 |
| Bachelor’s 6 |
| Bachelor’s 5 |
| Bachelor’s 4 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- North Coast Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports23
Athletic participation
711 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Decision released by Dec 15
Early Action I
Decision released by Dec 15
Early Action II
Decision released by Jan 15
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Jan 15
Regular Decision
Decision released by Mar 1
FAFSA due Feb 1
· Apply with the college's application, Common App, or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $57,990
- Required fees
- $1,080
- Food and housing
- $15,330
- Books and supplies
- $950
- Other expenses
- $2,450
- Total
- $77,800
- $66,9462019–2019–20
- $68,8982020–2120–21
- $70,3942021–2221–22
- $72,2102022–2322–23
- $74,3202023–2423–24
- $77,8002024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $24,546 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 54%
- Average share of need met
- 91.3%
- Average need-based grant
- $50,061
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from DePauw University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
DePauw University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
DePauw University runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. DePauw University withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
484 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 43% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
53% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
19% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
DePauw University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 37% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.90
High-school class rank
Among the 37% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
DePauw University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Class rank
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
DePauw University leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
DePauw University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $24,546 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 261 of 487 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, DePauw University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed89.2% of DePauw University’s first-years return for a second year and 80% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03