DePaul University Computer Science Programs

DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is DePaul University?

Contact details for DePaul are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone:	312-362-8000
Website:	www.depaul.edu

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How Do I Get Into DePaul?

You can apply to DePaul online at: https://www.depaul.edu/apply/Pages/default.aspx

Admission Requirements for DePaul

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into DePaul?

The acceptance rate at DePaul University is 70%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to DePaul submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 520 and 640.

DePaul received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

Can I Afford DePaul University?

The overall average net price of DePaul is $43,014. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At DePaul, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $6,716 a year. That adds up to $26,864 over four years for those students.

DePaul University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,294 undergraduate students at DePaul, with 12,950 being full-time and 1,344 being part-time.

There are also 7,376 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,950 full-time undergraduates at DePaul, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of DePaul University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,559
Black or African American	876
Hispanic or Latino	2,808
White	6,455
International Students	386
Other Races/Ethnicities	866

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at DePaul University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 111 countries are represented at DePaul. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at DePaul University

In 2022-2023, 12,479 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DePaul has changed over the last few years.

DePaul University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Computer Programming	131	0	130	0	261
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	8	0	123	0	131
Computer & IS Security	45	1	60	0	106
General Information Science	26	0	67	0	93
Information Technology	38	0	0	0	38
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	19	0	12	0	31
Web & Multimedia Design	22	0	0	0	22
App Specific Computer Programming	7	0	9	0	16
Computer Science	0	0	0	4	4
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	1	0	1
Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other	0	0	1	0	1
Computer Game Programming	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Graphics	0	0	0	0	0
Other Computer Software & Media Applications	0	0	0	0	0
Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology Project Management	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	296	1	403	4	704

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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