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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

69.4%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in DePaul during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 32,075 12,347 19,728
Admitted students 22,274 8,087 14,187
Enrolled students 2,838 1,169 1,669
Acceptance rate 69% 66% 72%
Yield rate 13% 14% 12%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, DePaul received a total of 32,075 applications. These applications included 12,347 male applicants and 19,728 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 32,075 applicants, DePaul admitted 22,274 students. Among the admitted students, there were 8,087 males and 14,187 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 2,838 students chose to enroll at DePaul. This means that 2,838 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,169 were male and 1,669 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, DePaul had an overall acceptance rate of 69% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 66% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 72%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. DePaul had an overall yield rate of 13% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 14%, and for female admitted students, it was 12%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for DePaul over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 19,628 7,973 11,655 14,129 5,518 8,611 72% 69% 74% 2,519 1,100 1,419 18% 20% 16%
2016 22,502 9,033 13,469 15,695 6,037 9,658 70% 67% 72% 2,459 1,037 1,422 16% 17% 15%
2017 21,613 8,708 12,905 15,506 6,034 9,472 72% 69% 73% 2,542 1,114 1,428 16% 18% 15%
2018 26,169 10,422 15,747 17,673 6,671 11,002 68% 64% 70% 2,575 1,062 1,513 15% 16% 14%
2019 26,895 10,579 16,316 18,348 6,844 11,504 68% 65% 70% 2,627 1,139 1,488 14% 17% 13%
2020 27,869 11,058 16,811 19,575 7,580 11,995 70% 68% 71% 2,774 1,230 1,544 14% 16% 13%
2021 32,075 12,347 19,728 22,274 8,087 14,187 69% 66% 72% 2,838 1,169 1,669 13% 14% 12%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

DePaul University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at DePaul University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Not Accepted