DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana · Also known as DePauw · Website
$70,527
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$70,527
median earnings, 10 years after starting
DePauw University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Greencastle, Indiana with 1,905 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $22,264 a year (tuition and fees $59,070). It admits 57% of applicants and 75% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $70,527 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,264
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$59,070
US median $11,837
Admission rate
57%
US median 78%
Completion rate
75%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$70,527
Rank 365 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,264
- Tuition and fees
- $59,070
- Cost of attendance
- $74,320
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,820
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,957
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,979
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,774
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,225
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $44,678 in 2015-16 to $59,070 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1,340
- SAT reading, middle
- 630
- SAT math, middle
- 660
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 1,905
- Part-time students
- 0.8%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 75%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 43
- Endowment
- $932.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 365 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 126 in Indiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,264 | $19,432 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $59,070 | $10,090 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 57% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 75% | 62% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $16,666 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $58,476 | $36,186 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $70,527 | $43,603 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 82% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
43 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $26,500 | $70,026 | $120,076 | $107,009 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $27,000 | $43,141 | $69,228 | $56,359 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $26,932 | $63,395 | $94,761 | $82,686 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $25,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | $31,640 | $51,983 | $48,471 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $20,750 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | Withheld | $71,696 | $54,562 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $44,224 | $79,117 | $63,293 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | Withheld | $39,430 | $42,892 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $24,366 | Withheld | $63,099 | $57,214 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $27,000 | $43,049 | $62,917 | $55,000 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,429 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | $27,414 | Withheld | $55,693 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Greencastle and Indiana on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Indiana
- Homes: Homes for sale in Indiana
Questions and answers
How much does DePauw University cost?
$22,264 a year is the average net price at DePauw University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $59,070, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $74,320. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,820 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at DePauw University?
57% of applicants are admitted to DePauw University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,340 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Indiana is 80%.
How much do DePauw University graduates earn?
$70,527 a year is the median pay of former DePauw University students who work, 10 years after they started ($58,476 after 6 years). That ranks 365 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 126 in Indiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $70,026.
How much student debt do DePauw University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of DePauw University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 32% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at DePauw University?
75% of first-time, full-time students at DePauw University finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at DePauw University?
Computer Science (46 bachelor's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (44 bachelor's graduates), Economics (39 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 43 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.