DePaul University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
DePaul University is a private research university in Chicago, IL (city setting), with 14,374 undergraduates (55% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 74% of 32,176 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1130–1340 on the SAT and 26–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $66,798 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $32,129 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 70% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, visual & performing arts, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 0.75 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where DePaul University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $44,174
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research DePaul University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
DePaul University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $1.4M | $45,262 | 994 | |
| Men's Basketball | BIG EAST Conference | 14 | room 1 | 8 | $13M | $910,466 | 968 | |
| Women's Basketball | BIG EAST Conference | 16 | 1 over | 7 | $5.5M | $344,958 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 984 | |
| Women's Cross Country | BIG EAST Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 990 | |
| Men's Golf | BIG EAST Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $575k | $71,929 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $1.3M | $43,694 | 986 | |
| Softball | BIG EAST Conference | 20 | room 5 | 3 | $1.6M | $81,969 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | BIG EAST Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $643k | $71,477 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | BIG EAST Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $644k | $80,455 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | BIG EAST Conference | 79 | 34 over | 5 | $1.2M | $15,588 | 986 | |
| Women's Track & Field | BIG EAST Conference | 75 | 30 over | 5 | $1.4M | $19,310 | 999 | |
| Women's Volleyball | BIG EAST Conference | 15 | room 3 | 3 | $1.3M | $89,018 | 997 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.