Enrollment Trends at DePauw

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,974 where 1,917 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 2,265 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,724 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,265 to 1,917 students, a net loss of 348 (15.4%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,265	1,038	1,227
2016-17	2,225 -40	1,046 8	1,179 -48
2017-18	2,158 -67	1,042 -4	1,116 -63
2018-19	2,156 -2	1,021 -21	1,135 19
2019-20	1,972 -184	946 -75	1,026 -109
2020-21	1,752 -220	845 -101	907 -119
2021-22	1,724 -28	852 7	872 -35
2022-23	1,752 28	862 10	890 18
2023-24	1,819 67	919 57	900 10
2024-25	1,917 98	954 35	963 63
Average	1,974	953	1,022

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 56.34%. The percentage was 69.49% 10 years ago and DePauw still has a high percentage of white students. 2.50% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.95% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.24% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.49% to 56.34%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.49% to 2.50%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.17% to 5.95%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.62% to 8.24%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6708 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5075 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	6	79	117	82	0	1,574	150
2016-17	7	72	123	119	0	1,514	132
2017-18	8	80	112	145	0	1,452	106
2018-19	5	76	116	176	0	1,421	77
2019-20	3	67	112	185	0	1,250	53
2020-21	1	57	109	161	0	1,090	43
2021-22	0	48	98	150	0	1,068	48
2022-23	0	47	100	140	0	1,032	43
2023-24	0	43	104	140	0	1,042	47
2024-25	0	48	114	158	0	1,080	55
Average	3	62	111	146	0	1,252	75

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

DePauw University does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.