| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | United Methodist |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Tigers |
DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, USA, is a private, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Since 1996, DePauw has been a partner with the Posse Foundation, which provides full tuition scholarships to student leaders awarded by the Posse Program.
U.S. News & World Report ranks DePauw as 49th out of the national liberal arts colleges . Rankings by the Center for College Affordability & Productivity (CCAP), which appeared in the May 19, 2008 issue of Forbes magazine, place DePauw #31 among the nation's liberal arts colleges. DePauw has consistently ranked as the number one college for Greek life in the nation and for having one of America's top college radio stations, according to the annual books on "America's Best Colleges" published by Princeton Review.
DePauw University's schedule is divided into a 4-1-4 calendar: besides the 15-week Autumn and Spring Semesters, there is also a 4-week Winter Term. Students take one course during the Winter Term, which is either used as a period for students to explore a subject of interest on campus or participate in off-campus domestic or international internship programs, service trips, or international trips and field studies. One survey of DePauw students found that over 80% of DePauw graduates studied abroad.
DePauw University has a student-faculty ratio of 10:1 and has no classes with more than 50 students. The average class size is 13. All courses are taught by professors; there are no teaching assistants.
Prominent faculty members include: Barbara Bean, professor of English and author of "Dream House;" Dave Berque, professor of computer science, whose work led to the development of pen-based instructional software named DyKnow Vision now used in classrooms worldwide; Sunil Sahu, professor of Political Science and author of Technology Transfer, Dependence, and Self-Reliant Development in the Third World: The Pharmaceutical and Machine Tool Industries in India; Ken Bode, visiting professor of journalism and former CNN senior political analyst; Tom Chiarella, professor of English and fiction editor for Esquire magazine; John Dittmer, professor emeritus of history and noted civil rights expert; Arthur Evans, professor of modern languages, who has been called America's "Most Prominent Jules Verne Scholar" by Forbes magazine; Jeffrey T. Kenney, associate professor and chair of religious studies and author of "Muslim Rebels: Kharijites and the Politics of Extremism in Egypt;" Jinyu Liu, assistant professor of classical studies and recipient of a 2006 David Stevenson Fellowship; Jeffrey McCall, professor of communication, regularly quoted in newspaper and television stories on media matters and author of "Viewer Discretion Advised: Taking Control of Mass Media Influences;" Pedar W. Foss, associate professor of classical studies and co-editor of "The World of Pompeii;" Lili Wright, associate professor of English and author of "Learning to Float;" Erik Wielenberg, professor of philosophy and author of "Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe;" and Valarie Ziegler, professor of religious studies and author of "Diva Julia: The Public Romance and Private Agony of Julia Ward Howe."
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) Basketball (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) Baseball (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) Track (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 26,100 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 500 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,458 | 13% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 4,236 | 14% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 12,772 | 58% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,720 | 32% | |
Any Aid: |
58% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 67% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 79% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 560, Math: 570 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 660, Math: 670 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 65% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 24, Verbal: 24, Math: 24 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 29, Verbal: 30, Math: 29 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
