DePaul University
DePaul University is a private college in Chicago, IL. Its average net price is $27,308 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $27,251 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $21,638 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $24,864 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $26,128 |
| $110,001 and up | $37,424 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $59,848 |
| 8 years after entry | $68,694 |
| 10 years after entry | $75,602 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
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| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $73,234 n=225 | $21,500 n=198 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | $46,764 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $58,808 n=152 | $24,500 n=179 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $64,518 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communications | $43,636 n=189 | $21,235 n=139 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other | $38,116 National median for this major n=62 | Not published |
| Computer Programming | $77,967 n=180 | $23,000 n=170 |
| Computer Science | $60,284 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $68,868 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | $68,263 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | $65,410 National median for this major n=199 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $80,818 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Criminology | $43,072 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $36,812 n=110 | $26,000 n=112 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $30,136 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $23,000 n=109 |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $34,057 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $21,750 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $34,376 n=214 | $24,500 n=289 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $70,933 n=323 | $19,667 n=278 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $25,435 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $42,457 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $25,999 n=166 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $35,723 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,796 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $23,712 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Liberal Arts | $91,847 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $39,593 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $75,232 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $57,499 n=150 | $19,915 n=128 |
| Marketing | $54,766 n=220 | $20,500 n=193 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | $23,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | $41,300 National median for this major n=472 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $42,691 n=137 | $23,083 n=118 |
| Psychology | $41,706 n=183 | $22,000 n=252 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $51,067 n=239 | $23,208 n=142 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Sociology | $43,367 Small program - rough guide n=43 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Systems Engineering | $82,292 National median for this major n=529 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $50,158 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Teaching | $46,870 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $23,916 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
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