DePaul University

DePaul University is a ‘college town’, i.e. an entire Chicago city in itself- home to over 22,400 students. It is a private, not-for-profit university accredited by recognised organisations and associations, including the American Chemical Society, the American Bar Association and more.

DePaul was named by The Princeton Review’s The Best 384 Colleges 2019 as one of the Best Midwestern Colleges in the USA. The US News & World Report 2018 ranked it to be one of the Best National Universities. It was also named to be among the Most Innovative Schools in the USA by the US News & World Report 2015.

The Princeton Review 2019 ranked DePaul 34^th for its game design program at the undergraduate level and 20^th at the graduate level; 20^th for its MBA entrepreneurship program; and 41^st for its accounting program at the graduate level.

Over 130 undergraduate and 175 graduate programs are on offer across 10 colleges and schools, which are taught by experts in their fields. Over 98 percent of classes are taught by faculty members and its 15:1 student to faculty ratio helps students work and learn closely with professors and peers.

Students can choose to study at two campuses – either Lincoln Park or Loop campus. In addition, there are plenty of opportunities for students to benefit from such as internships through the university’s partners.

The university premises have everything that one needs in a student life – basic amenities, comfortable housing, student organisations, recreation facilities and athletics. Over 350 organisations are open for students to partake in.

DePaul graduates are highly sought- after by renowned employers; therefore, a high employability record of 93 percent among graduates can be observed. The university has produced over 189,000 alumni over the years.

International internships

DePaul organizes international internship and training programs which propels students’ careers to the next level. Giving them an edge in the competitive job market, students participate in industry experience where they grow their professional networks, develop their skills and learn about different parts of the world.

Job & internship fairs

The Career Center hosts a variety of job and internship fairs, welcoming top employers from Chicago and beyond to DePaul who are seeking candidates from all educational and work experience backgrounds. Students can come to careers fairs and connect with the employers that inspire them and learn about job or internship opportunities offered by companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.

Career advising

The university’s career advising services help students with the following:

• Resume and portfolio development
• Job and internship search strategies
• Majors, minors and career paths
• Finding work that matches the students’ values
• Career exploration
• Graduate school options

Alumni events and job fairs

The university’s alumni can attend the Career Center’s quarterly career development events and workshops. Alumni may also participate in the annual job and internship fairs, where employers seek candidates from all educational and work experience backgrounds.

International Student and Scholar Services (ISS)

​​ISS is committed to providing quality advising services to international students and scholars at DePaul University.

Academic support

Academic support services exist to help students make adequate academic progress, or when they can’t do that because of circumstances out of their control, by pointing them to systems and processes that help them overcome life’s hurdles.

Counseling

University Counseling Services help remove barriers to learning by providing various services to help students achieve their personal, academic and professional goals.

Financial support

DePaul awards more than USD 33 million in scholarships to incoming freshman students each year, and more than USD 11 million in need-based gift aid on an annual basis. These are designed to help students with their finances and do not need to be paid back.