DePauw University

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location: Midwest
Setting: Small Town Setting
Type: Private
Affiliation: United Methodist
Size: Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot: Tigers
East College tower
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DePauw University From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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.

Academics

National rankings

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.

Academic calendar

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.

Faculty

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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Students & Campus Life
Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,365
On Campus Housing: Unavailable
Full Time Students: 100%
Athletic Programs: Available
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 26,100
Students Receiving Aid: 58%
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Admissions
Selectivity: Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 58%
Men 42%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 87%
African-American 5%
Other 3%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 2%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 53%
In-State 47%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Indiana 47%
Illinois 16%
Ohio 8%
Missouri 4%
Michigan 3%
Percent of Students International: 2%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: No

Athletics

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%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 67% (Selective)
Test Scores  
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

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

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

Degree Programs at DePauw University

Bachelor's Level Majors

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