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DEPAUW University Gold Within

Find out why we're among the best liberal arts colleges in Indiana

As one of the top national liberal arts universities, ranked the best in Indiana, DePauw offers gold-standard academics, fused with vast real-world opportunities, to prepare you for personal and professional success. Nearly 100% of our graduates prove that each year. When you attend DePauw, you’ll always be Gold Within.

ACCOMPLISHED PROFESSORS. BIG IDEAS. SMALL CLASSES. FOUR-YEAR CAREER PATHWAYS.

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Bo(u)lder Stories

A gathering place for storytelling about DePauw University.

Look & Listen

DePauw Alums in the Visual and Musical Arts

How DePauw stands out among national colleges and universities

#33
Music Program

College Factual 2018
384
Best Colleges

The Princeton Review
8th
Most Fulbright students
93%
satisfaction with academic programs

Young Alumni Survey

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OUR CAMPUS

DePauw’s picturesque campus – listed among the 50 most beautiful in the nation – features iconic East College and other architectural gems, including a new residence hall for first-year students. The campus is complemented by the 520-acre DePauw Nature Park. Experience DePauw with a campus visit, but get a preview on our virtual tour.

Virtual Tour

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

DePauw’s School of Music, one of the first in the nation, has a storied history of preparing students not only in the art of musical performance but in the business as well. As part of a liberal arts institution, it also prepares its students for life.

Be Heard

DePauw has definitely put me in a position that I don’t think any other school would have put me in.-Caleb O’Brien

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News

20 Feb

Holocaust exhibit, documentary at DePauw in March... read more.
18 Feb

Author Austin Channing Brown to speak on racial justice March 3... read more.