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DePauw Distinctions

  • Conde Nast Traveler

    DePauw University is one of "The 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America," according to Condé Nast Traveler. 

  • By comparison to the national average.

  • In Indiana - US News and World Report

    We're proud to be ranked by US News and World Report as the #1 Private Liberal Arts College in the state of Indiana. 

  • The Princeton Review

    Survey topics from Princeton Review broadly cover academics, cost, financial aid, career services, graduation rates, student debt, and alumni support. The company also factored in data from PayScale.com surveys of alumni of the schools about their starting and mid-career salaries and job satisfaction.

  • Center on Education and Workforce, 2022

    According to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, we rank in the top 13% in the U.S. for alumni earning 15 years after graduation and top 7% in the U.S. after 40 years. 

  • DePauw is third for the number of college graduates who participate in Teach For America. The CEO of Teach For America, Elisa Villanueva Beard, is a 1998 DePauw graduate. 

  • U.S. News and World Report
  • College Factual

    This list compares the quality of education you can expect to receive at a given college, compared to all others on the list, regardless of whether the institution is designated a research university or a liberal arts college.

  • Kiplinger's Personal Finance

    As ranked by Kiplinger's Personal Finance in 2018 and 2019.

  • For six years in a row, we have ranked 8th among U.S. universities for producing the most Fulbright students.

  • Liberal Arts - US News and World Report

    US News and World Report ranked us the #63 Best Value School for Liberal Arts Colleges. 

  • Open Doors Report
  • means loads of attention from professors.

Scott Wilkerson

At DePauw, it is common for students to take part in exciting, cutting-edge research with faculty members.-Scott Wilkerson Ernest R. Smith Professor of Geosciences