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Academics at DePaul University - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at DePaul will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at DePaul this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 14,507 undergraduate students at DePaul University is 1,851 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 15 to 1 which makes DePaul University worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at DePaul University , there are 15 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.
A significant percentage of the instructors (49.0% ) are full-time.
The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".
A significant percentage of the faculty (49.0% ) are full-time.
The majority of the faculty (62.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

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Most Popular Majors Students Sign Up For

DePaul University offers 115 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 68 majors within 24 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, DePaul University awarded 3,311 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular MajorsAssociates GraduationsBachelors GraduationsAll Graduations
Finance & Financial Management0283283
Accounting0245245
General Psychology0201201
Public Relations & Advertising0189189
Marketing0186186

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