DePaul University is a private university founded in 1898 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is the 3rd most populous city as well as a major world financial center, with the 2nd-largets central business district in the United States. Chicago hosts 12 Fortune Global 500 Companies and 17 Financial Times 500 Companies included headquarters of JP Morgan Chase, Boeing, Baxter, Abbott Laboratories and more. Which makes this city become one of the highest wage areas for employees in the nation.
DePaul University became one of the largest Catholic University and top 120 best universities in the United States. Most of programs in DePaul was ranked at top of the nation. DePaul has more than 300 undergraduate majors and graduate programs, so chances are good we have what you’re looking for. Many of our professors work in Chicago as consultants, researchers and entrepreneurs, and incorporate their experiences in the classroom.
At DePaul, student to faculty ratio 15:1 with average class size fewer than 40 students will help students get the most achievement in university. International student states 6% population in DePaul.
Teaching and learning are our priorities at DePaul. That might seem obvious, but we’re the largest private university whose faculty members’ priority is teaching. DePaul is also the nation’s largest Catholic university. Committed to an educational experience that weaves together mind, place, people and heart.
Strong majors:
- Business Programs: Accountancy, Finance, Business, Taxation, etc.
- Computing and Digital Media: Computer Science, Game Programming, Data Science, Animation, Film and Television, Game Design, etc.
- Science and Health: Environmental Science, Psychology, etc.
- Education: Elementary Education, Exercise Science, etc.
- Communication: Communication and Media, Public Relations and Advertising, Media and Cinema Studies, etc.
- College of Law, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, etc.
For the second year in a row, DePaul University has been named to the Peace Corps’ list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities. There are 19 DePaul alumni currently volunteering in countries around the world, including China, Mongolia, Madagascar, Senegal, Botswana and Ukraine
Location
Chicago, Illinois (USA)
At DePaul, your “college town” is the entire city of Chicago — and it’s all yours to explore. Find everything from neighborhood boutiques to tech startups right outside your classroom. It’s often hard to tell where the campus ends, and the city begins.
DePaul’s two campuses are located in Lincoln Park and the Loop.
- The Lincoln Park Campus is home to the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Science and Health, Education, School of Music and The Theatre School.
- The Loop campus houses the Colleges of Communication, Computing and Digital Media, Law and School of Public Service, as well as Kellstadt Graduate School of Business – a part of Driehaus College of Business which is the 10th oldest school in the nation.
As a DePaul student, the cost to get around Chicago is included in tuition. Student will get U-Pass at orientation. Which gives unlimited rides on CTA buses and trains for all the terms. So, student won’t have to worry about the cost of traveling when exploring the city.
School & Faculty
- College of Communication
- College of Computing and Digital Media
- Driehaus College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Law
- School of Music
- College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- College of Science and Health
- School of Continuing and Professional Studies
- The Theatre School
