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What DePaul costs

Chicago, Illinois · Private · 14,090 undergrads

DePaul's sticker price was $62,681 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $27,108 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $27,093.

What does DePaul cost?

$27,108 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $62,681.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$27,093
$30,000–$48,000$21,638
$48,000–$75,000$24,343
$75,000–$110,000$26,128
over $110,000$36,091

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$27,093
$30,000–$48,000$21,638
$48,000–$75,000$24,343
$75,000–$110,000$26,128
Over $110,000$36,091

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 57% off DePaul's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, DePaul cost less than Loyola Chicago but more than North Central College and Bradley University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
DePaul$24,343$27,108
North Central College$17,572$22,836
Loyola Chicago$31,297$36,340
Bradley University$17,705$22,469

The sticker price

$47,676
Tuition, 2025-26
$62,681
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
38%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$29,285
average grant for students who got aid.
46%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$21,787
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does DePaul University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $27,093 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $62,681. Your own price depends on your family's finances; DePaul's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does DePaul University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $21,638 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $62,681. Your own price depends on your family's finances; DePaul's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does DePaul University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $24,343 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $62,681. Your own price depends on your family's finances; DePaul's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers