Whats DePauls freshman class like?
DePaul welcomed 2,555 freshmen in fall 2008, compared with 2,522 in fall 2007. This is an increase of 238 freshmen since 2004 (10%), and is 72% larger than the freshman class of 1998. By Academic Profile Measures of academic preparedness of the fall 2008 freshman class are stronger when compared to 2004. The average high school GPA is 3.5, compared with 3.4 in 2004. The percentage of freshmen who graduated in the top 10% of their high school classes has increased from 18% in 2004 to 22% this year. The average ACT composite score was the highest ever this year at 24.9, with the middle 50% of the class scoring between 22 and 27. In 2004, the average ACT was 23.7, and the middle 50% of the class scored between 21 and 26. Nationally, the average ACT composite was 21.1 in 2008, and only one in five test takers nationally scored above DePaul’s median of 25. By Gender and Ethnicity The fall 2008 freshman class is 41% male, compared with 42% in 2007. Compared to 31% in 2004, the freshman class
DePaul welcomed 2,531 freshmen in fall 2009, compared with 2,555 in fall 2008. This is an increase of 131 freshmen since 2005 (5%), and is 45% larger than the freshman class of 1,750 in 1999. By Academic Profile On measures of academic preparedness, the fall 2009 freshman class is stronger than the class of 2005. The average high school GPA is 3.5, compared with 3.4 in 2005. The percentage of freshmen who graduated in the top 10% of their high school classes has increased from 18% in 2005 to 22% this year. The average ACT composite score is 24.5, with the middle 50% of the class scoring between 22 and 27. In 2005, the average ACT was 24.1. Nationally, the average ACT composite was 21.1 in 2009, and only one in five test takers nationally scored above DePaul’s median of 24. By Gender and Ethnicity The fall 2009 freshman class is 41% male, just as in 2008. This year, the freshman class is 36% minority, including 80 freshmen from multiracial/non-Hispanic backgrounds. The proportion who di
