	DePaul University 2016 University Academic Rankings
DePaul University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul. In 1998, it became the largest Catholic university by enrollment in the United States. Following in the footsteps of its founders, DePaul places special emphasis on recruiting first-generation students and others from disadvantaged backgrounds. DePaul's two main 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, and Education. It also houses the School of Music, the Theatre School, and the John T. Richardson Library. The Loop campus houses the Colleges of Communication, Computing and Digital Media, the School for New Learning, and Law. It is also home to the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, which is part of the nationally ranked Driehaus College of Business - the tenth oldest business school in the nation. The university enrolls around 16,000 undergraduate and about 7,600 graduate/law students, making DePaul the 13th largest private university by enrollment in the United States, and the largest private university in Illinois. The student body represents a wide array of religious, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds, including over 60 foreign countries. DePaul's intercollegiate athletic teams, known as the Blue Demons, compete in the Big East Conference. DePaul's men's basketball team has made 18 NCAA tournament appearances and appeared in two Final Fours. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Originally named St. Vincent's College, DePaul University was founded in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission priests and brothers, known as the Vincentians. Followers of 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul, they founded the university to serve Roman Catholic children of immigrants. Student enrollment grew from 70 in 1898 to 200 in 1903 in what is now the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. In that year, James Quigley, Archbishop of Chicago, announced plans to create a preparatory seminary, now Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, for the archdiocese and allow the Jesuit Saint Ignatius College, now Loyola University Chicago to move its collegiate programs to the north side, threatening St. Vincent College's survival. In response, the Vincentians re-chartered in 1907 as DePaul University, expressly offering all of its courses of study to men and women of any religious background. DePaul began admitting women in 1911 and awarded degrees to its first female graduates in 1912. It was one of the first Catholic universities to admit female students in a co-educational setting. In 1912, DePaul established the School of Music and the College of Commerce, the latter becoming one of the oldest business schools in the nation. In 1914, the College began offering courses in Chicago's Loop, the precursor of DePaul's second primary campus. In 1915, the Illinois College of Law completed its affiliation with the university and became the DePaul University College of Law. Enrollment totaled more than 1,100. With the entry of the United States into World War I in 1918, DePaul formed a unit of the US Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and converted its College Theatre into Army barracks. Although finances were rocky, the university continued to grow and build in the 1920s. In 1926, the university was first accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. When DePaul's first sports teams were formed in the early 1900s, the monogram "D" was selected for the uniforms. From this originated t ... [more on wikipedia]

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DePaul University Details

DePaul University Details
detail	value
state	Illinois
conference	Big East Conference
public	Private
scores	1730/1153/26
level	AboveAverage
rank	[193
overall ROI rank	[150
size	medium
undergrads	16153
grads	7646
price	50791
drop	32
stem	16
research	5
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for DePaul University?

1. number 193 for Academics.

2. number 150 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to DePaul University?

1. CUNY Hunter College

2. Syracuse University

3. University of Kansas

4. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

5. University of Kentucky

6. University of Massachusetts-Amherst

7. George Mason University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

DePaul University National Academic Rankings

DePaul University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	193	194	214	134	137	151	155	92	150
Private	89	97	97	62	63	51	52	44	78
Big East Conference	5	8	7	4	4	5	5	4	4
Mid West Region	29	49	57	19	20	39	40	39	32
State of Illinois	6	9	11	4	4	9	10	9	6
Top Ten Top250	193	194	214	134	137	151	155	92	150
Top Ten Big East Conference	5	8	7	4	4	5	5	4	5
Top Ten State of Illinois	6	7	8	4	4	7	8	7	6

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
93.05	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
92.95	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
92.23	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
91.64	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
91.51	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
91.51	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
91.49	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
86.13	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
85.84	Western Washington University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	297	338
85.68	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
85.39	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
85.35	University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
85.24	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
85.11	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
85.10	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	Independent Southeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	176	232
84.93	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
84.84	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
84.82	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
84.77	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
84.62	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
84.57	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
84.54	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
84.43	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
84.33	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
84.26	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
83.90	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
83.81	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
83.62	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
83.27	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
82.85	Hofstra University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	231	298
82.83	University of San Francisco	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	226	241
82.33	University of Denver	Colorado	The Summit League	Private	AboveAverage	204	186
79.95	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
79.89	Ball State University	Indiana	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	337	326
79.86	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
79.84	CUNY Queens College	New York	East Coast Conference	Public	Average	307	400
79.76	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248
79.74	Sam Houston State University	Texas	Southland Conference	Public	Average	472	383
79.69	Oakland University	Michigan	Horizon League	Public	Average	417	270
79.65	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	North Carolina	Southern Conference	Public	Average	449	439
79.64	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
79.31	Georgia Southern University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	254	236
79.26	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222
79.21	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	445	385
79.15	Bowling Green State University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	442	351
79.15	Missouri State University-Springfield	Missouri	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	301	266
79.06	Towson University	Maryland	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Average	264	365
79.05	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
78.94	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328
78.69	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368

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DePaul University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to DePaul University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
100.00	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
96.42	James Madison University	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	196	170
95.92	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
95.72	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
95.72	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
95.43	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
94.86	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
94.44	Pacific - 12 Conference (Low)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
94.41	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
94.15	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
93.65	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
92.54	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
92.52	Mountain West Conference (Average)	-	Mountain West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	193
92.20	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
92.14	Big Sky Conference (Average)	-	Big Sky Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	170
92.11	Truman State University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	208	189
91.78	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
90.37	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178
89.61	Chapman University	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Good	208	242
88.41	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
86.51	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
84.42	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
84.19	New College of Florida	Florida	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Excellent	190	237
83.77	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
82.96	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
82.56	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
82.56	Liberty University	Virginia	Big South Conference	Private	Average	230	248

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