Enrollment Trends at DePaul

The student population at DePaul University is 21,210 (14,188 undergraduate and 7,022 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,329 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at DePaul is 66.89% which is decreased by 1,773 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 556 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.24 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,424 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 35.72% since 2015.

Trends by Subject

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 22,099 where 21,210 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

66.89% of total students is undergraduate students and 33.11% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,773 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 556 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.24 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in DePaul than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at DePaul University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1623,53915,9617,5698,3927,5783,5534,025
2016-1723,110
-429
15,407
-554
7,307
-262
8,100
-292
7,703
125
3,668
115
4,035
10
2017-1822,769
-341
14,816
-591
7,041
-266
7,775
-325
7,953
250
3,686
18
4,267
232
2018-1922,437
-332
14,507
-309
6,838
-203
7,669
-106
7,930
-23
3,610
-76
4,320
53
2019-2022,064
-373
14,214
-293
6,639
-199
7,575
-94
7,850
-80
3,564
-46
4,286
-34
2020-2121,922
-142
14,145
-69
6,601
-38
7,544
-31
7,777
-73
3,425
-139
4,352
66
2021-2221,670
-252
14,294
149
6,548
-53
7,746
202
7,376
-401
3,197
-228
4,179
-173
2022-2320,917
-753
14,134
-160
6,325
-223
7,809
63
6,783
-593
2,936
-261
3,847
-332
2023-2421,348
431
14,374
240
6,454
129
7,920
111
6,974
191
3,115
179
3,859
12
2024-2521,210
-138
14,188
-186
6,369
-85
7,819
-101
7,022
48
3,095
-20
3,927
68
Average22,09914,6046,7697,8357,4953,3854,110
DePaul University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,604 where 14,188 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at DePaul University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1615,96113,6646,4777,1872,2971,0921,205
2016-1715,40713,1686,2656,9032,2391,0421,197
2017-1814,81612,8866,1236,7631,9309181,012
2018-1914,50712,7955,9466,8491,712892820
2019-2014,21412,7845,9196,8651,430720710
2020-2114,14512,7765,8876,8891,369714655
2021-2214,29412,9505,8717,0791,344677667
2022-2314,13412,8855,7397,1461,249586663
2023-2414,37413,3555,9477,4081,019507512
2024-2514,18813,2445,8997,345944470474
Average14,60414,6046,0077,04314,604762792
DePaul University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,495 where 7,022 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at DePaul University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-167,5785,1042,2622,8422,4741,2911,183
2016-177,7035,1522,3712,7812,5511,2971,254
2017-187,9535,4592,4473,0122,4941,2391,255
2018-197,9305,3902,3653,0252,5401,2451,295
2019-207,8505,3892,3583,0312,4611,2061,255
2020-217,7775,4362,3193,1172,3411,1061,235
2021-227,3765,1732,1473,0262,2031,0501,153
2022-236,7834,9542,1002,8541,829836993
2023-246,9745,3782,3902,9881,596725871
2024-257,0225,3862,3872,9991,636708928
Average7,4957,4952,3152,9687,4951,0701,142
DePaul University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 40.99% and the percentage of black students is 8.86% at DePaul University. 11.16% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 20.37% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 52.74% to 40.99%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.94% to 11.16%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.93% to 8.86%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 14.68% to 20.37%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7687 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6850 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at DePaul University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16201,8682,1033,4562712,415755
2016-17211,9022,1103,5013311,913749
2017-18212,0652,1153,5853611,418722
2018-19292,1052,0723,5423111,260931
2019-20282,2112,0823,7183411,056781
2020-21342,3312,1723,9743010,808830
2021-22252,3551,9984,1072210,500834
2022-23192,2881,8454,107159,659778
2023-24132,2961,8554,311189,122809
2024-25172,3661,8794,321138,695819
Average232,1792,0233,8622610,685801
DePaul University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,424 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 35.72% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at DePaul University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1623,5391,7863,77617,977
2016-1723,1101,8774,21217,021
2017-1822,7691,8924,38616,491
2018-1922,4371,8354,60615,996
2019-2022,0641,8924,67615,496
2020-2121,92219,8091,782331
2021-2221,6705,3668,9967,308
2022-2320,9174,1198,3608,438
2023-2421,3482,9669,6198,763
2024-2521,2102,4249,0569,730
Average22,0994,3975,94711,755

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