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DePaul University

Driehaus College of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1134
  • Annual Tuition
    $31,650
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    3,823
  • University Selectivity
    61%
  • University Yield
    28%
  • Average Salary
    $55,022
  • Top Industry
    Manufacturing
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1912
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
1 E Jackson Blvd
Chicago, Illinois 60604, United States
Website
405x225

Driehaus College of Business

Established in 1912, the Driehaus College of Business is the nation's tenth oldest business school and serves individuals and organizations seeking access to the highest quality business education as a means for achieving intellectual and professional goals. Our outstanding faculty represents a diverse blend of leading scholars and distinguished business professionals who bring real world experience to the classroom. Many of our professors are nationally recognized in their fields. Also, our school is located in the heart of downtown Chicago, which serves as a dynamic learning laboratory for the college.

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Our program is taught by members of the active Chicago business communities. Business professors at DePaul University are successful business owners, consultants, entrepreneurs, and, even, CEOs (many times over in many cases). I do not think I have had a single professor who has not risen to the top of their field. They offer unique insight that the average business professor simply could not.

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About DePaul University

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
61% DePaul University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. High school GPA
  2. Secondary school record
  3. Application essay
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
23910% 23,910
61% 61
28% 28
61% School Selectivity
28% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Feb 1
Fall 2013
Nov 1
Winter 2013-14
Mar 1
Spring 2014
May 1
Summer 2014
Required Tests
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

Please refer to our website for further details.

Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
4951% 4,951
68% 68
33% 33
68% Program Selectivity
33% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Declare business major
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.0
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 72
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Manufacturing 9%
Top Industry
  • Financial Services 4%
  • Other 3%
  • Consulting 3%
KPMG 13
Top Employer
  • McGladrey 13
  • Pricewaterhouse Coopers 11
  • Deloitte 10
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
0%
59% 59.267238095238085
0%
56% 55.65923664122137
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
0%
17% 17.25698275862069
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
0%
13% 12.771399999999998
Graduates seeking full-time employment
Graduates not seeking employment
22% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
0% 0
Data not provided
Finance/Accounting
96% 96
$55,515.00
40K 61K
General Management
1% 1
$55,000.00 Data not provided
Human Resources
0% 0
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
0% 0
Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
3% 3
$38,750.00
38K 40K
Operations/Production
0% 0
Data not provided
Logistics/Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
0% 0
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
80% 80
$55,745.00
55K 61K
Consumer Products/Retail
0% 0
Data not provided
Consulting
3% 3
$58,000.00 Data not provided
Financial Services
4% 4
$51,667.00
50K 55K
Government/Education
0% 0
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health
0% 0
Data not provided
Manufacturing
9% 9
$57,000.00
54K 60K
Media/Entertainment
0% 0
Data not provided
Non-Profit
0% 0
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
Data not provided
Real Estate
0% 0
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
0% 0
Data not provided
Technology/Science
0% 0
Data not provided
Transportation
1% 1
$37,500.00 Data not provided
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
3% 3
$40,000.00 Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Bank of America Merill Lynch 21
  • UBS Financial Services 12
  • BankOne/J.P. Morgan Chase 10
  • DePaul University 10
  • Nortwestern Mutual Financial Network - McTigue Financial Group 5
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 10
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 62
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 268
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 1,153
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Alumni Mentoring Program, Career Management Passport Program, Credit based Career Management Course, 4-credit internship courses, Internship Preperation Program, employer office hours and presentations, employer networking events for specific majors, alumni employer site visits, dedicated career advisors provide drop in, on-site, phone and online advising, Financial Fitness & Money Management Program, Accounting and Finance Company Pitch Day, and Employer Workshops.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$45,146
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $31,650
  • Fees $645
  • Expenses $12,851
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$45,146
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $31,650
  • Fees $645
  • Expenses $12,851
67% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 1% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 52%
  • Merit 48%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.depaul.edu/admission-and-aid/financial-aid/Pages/default.aspx
Scholarships
$31,967,826
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$34,991,230
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Driehaus College of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
40% 37
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
50% 29
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
Driehaus College of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Marketing
  • Business Administration
  • Other
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Business Program Classes
17% Less than 20 Students 1% More than 50 Students
82% 21 to 50 students
29 Average number of students in non-business required electives
129 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Casino Management
  • Non-Profit Food Service Management
  • Special Events Management
  • Meeting and Event Risk Management
  • International Hospitality Franchising
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2009
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BSB/Bachelor of Science in Business 192
  • BAGB/Bachelor of Arts in General Business 192
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
255% 255
40% 40
Prominent Faculty
  • Werner DeBondt

    Finance

  • Belverd Needles

    Accounting

  • James Shilling

    Real Estate
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    On Campus Employment: 3,000 students are employed on campus, including communications assistants, HRIS assistants, data specialists, web programmers, residential assistants, and researchers. DePaul's Internship Program assists students in finding part-time paid and unpaid positions related to their academic major, concentration and professional goals. Students may choose to earn course credit while completing an internship to fulfill their Experiential Learning requirement.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    DePaul's International Programs Office in partnership with the Driehaus College of Business offers overseas study seminars for course credit. Recent trips have visited China, Greece, Italy, Japan, France, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Turkey, among others, on faculty led study tours. These international seminars award four hours of course credit. Study Abroad may also fulfill students' Experiential Learning requirement.

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    The Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning provides educational opportunities grounded in Vincentian community values to DePaul students. The Center seeks to develop a sense of social agency in our students through enrollment in CbSL courses, community internships and placements, and community-based student employment. Courses offered through the Steans Center may fulfill a student's Experiential Learning requirement.

Students

20% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 35% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1230 75th Percentile Score on SAT 27 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
60% 60
Hispanic
16% 16
Asian American
14% 14
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
4%
86%
3%
2%
3%
1%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
95% 95
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
5% 5
Canada
0% 0
18 Average age of full-time students
85% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
59% 59
75% 75

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 30,468
Alumni Donations
$3,140 Average Gift $30,000,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Richard H. Driehaus

    President, Driehaus Capital Management, Inc.

  • Jim Jenness

    Chairman of the Board, Kellogg Co.

  • Stacy Janiak

    National Managing Partner - Central Region and Chicago Office Managing Partner, Deloitte