DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
9of 10 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492 a year). 1 falls short.
10 of 43 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 33: 31 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$22,264 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$22,264 a year
About $89,056 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $11,820 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,957 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,979 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,774 |
| $110k and up | $31,225 |
| All families (average) | $22,264 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Indiana high-school graduate ($36,492 a year).
10 of 43 programs could be assessed 23% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $120,076 | +$83,584 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 0.3 yrs | 46 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $69,228 | +$32,736 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.8 yrs | 44 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $94,761 | +$58,269 | clears the bar | $26,932 | 0.5 yrs | 39 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,983 | +$15,491 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $71,696 | +$35,204 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.8 yrs | 19 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $79,117 | +$42,625 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 15 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $39,430 | +$2,938 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 9.2 yrs | 15 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,099 | +$26,607 | clears the bar | $24,366 | 0.9 yrs | 9 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,917 | +$26,425 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 8 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $27,4141-year earnings | -$9,078 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 30 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $25,500 | not assessed | 22 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $20,750 | not assessed | 20 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Physical Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,492 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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