DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana · Private · 1,905 undergraduates · depauw.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
56%
of 6,773 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1170 to 1390
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$86,970Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at DePauw University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
56% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$86,970
a year in 2027-28, from a $86,970 sticker price
What to do with your 1290
Send your score
About 32% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1130, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Apply | DePauw University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec15Early Action · December 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec15Early Decision II · December 15, 2026A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: Apply | DePauw University
Who gets in
56%
of applicants were admitted: 3,794 of 6,773 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/15.
Early Decision
Binding.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 53% of them sent SAT scores and 19% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1170 to 1390
Reading and Writing 590 to 700
Math 570 to 690
ACT composite 26 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160024%
- 1200 to 139943%
- 1000 to 119927%
- 800 to 9996%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.90
- 4.043%
- 3.75 to 3.9925%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.499%
- 3.00 to 3.245%
- 2.50 to 2.991%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$86,970
a year
- Tuition$66,440
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$13,331
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,550
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,219
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,484
- Over $110,000$30,988
Financial aid
91%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$50,061
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
46%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $43,376 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 11/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 2/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit DePauw University Scholarship (NMSC college-sponsored)
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
31 of 31
Earn credit with a score of 3
8 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,640Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | 1 | ARTH 132 |
| Biology | 4 | 1 | BIO 101 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 1 | MATH 151 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 1 | MATH 151 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 1 | Math 151 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 2 | MATH 151 and MATH 152 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 1 | MATH 151 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 1 | MATH 151 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 | CHEM 156 and CHEM 170 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | POLS 156B |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 5 | 1 | POLS 150 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 1 | CSC 121 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 1 | CSC 121 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | CSC 121 A/B | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 1 | ENG 130 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 1 | ENG 255 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 | GEOS 125 |
| European History | 4 | 1 | HIST 156B |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | FREN 206 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | GRMN 211 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 1 | ANTH 156 |
| Latin | 4 | 1 | LAT 124 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 1 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 | |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 1 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 | |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1 | MUS 100 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 | PHYS 156A |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 | PHYS 156B |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 | PHYS 156B |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 | PHYS 156A |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 | PSY 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | HISP 156 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 1 | HISP 156 |
| Statistics | 3 | 1 | MATH 141 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | POLS 156A |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 1 | POLS 110P |
| United States History | 4 | 1 | HIST 156A |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 | HIST 156C |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
78%
Come back for a second year
89%
Typical earnings
$77,170
a year, 10 years after starting here
- DePauw University$74,254
- All colleges$60,083
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 12 majors here have earnings data.
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