COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 144740PRIVATE NONPROFIT

CHICAGO, IL

DePaul University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$30,902Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate68.9%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$73,466working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$23,168completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$73,466
Median earnings 5 years after completion$70,714

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$27,359
$30,001–48,000$25,950
$48,001–75,000$28,687
$75,001–110,000$31,057
$110,001+$37,092

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion68.9%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention86.1%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients31.8%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share45.9%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid37.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,760federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates14,090IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate75.9%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$23,168

4,792 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

18 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degree · 195 working graduates$101,315 earnings · $25,497 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$94,197 earnings · $24,016 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 334 working graduates$93,719 earnings · $23,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 359 working graduates$93,592 earnings · $24,500 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 317 working graduates$86,444 earnings · $42,350 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$84,554 earnings · $24,321 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 239 working graduates$78,164 earnings · $25,000 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 193 working graduates$76,420 earnings · $24,500 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$74,847 earnings · $26,333 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 378 working graduates$71,045 earnings · $24,500 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 165 working graduates$62,693 earnings · $27,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$58,163 earnings · $24,499 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 188 working graduates$56,014 earnings · $22,916 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 212 working graduates$55,664 earnings · $27,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$52,791 earnings · $24,500 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$52,608 earnings · $23,499 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 189 working graduates$46,969 earnings · $24,717 debt →Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$44,095 earnings · $26,348 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.