Editing DePauw University (section)

==Academics==
DePauw's liberal arts education gives students a chance to gain general knowledge beyond their direct area of study by taking classes outside their degrees and engaging in Winter Term classes and trips. Its most popular majors, by 2021 graduates, were econometrics and quantitative economics (83), speech communication and rhetoric (63), computer science (35), biochemistry (31), and psychology (27).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=DePauw&s=all&id=150400#programs |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=U.S. Dept of Education |title=DePauw University |access-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123161137/https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=DePauw&s=all&id=150400#programs |url-status=live }}</ref>

DePauw University's schedule is divided into a 4–1–4-1 calendar: besides the 15-week Autumn and Spring Semesters, there is also a 4-week Winter Term as well as a May Term. Students take one course during these terms, which are either used as a period for students to explore a subject of interest on campus or participate in off-campus domestic or international [[internship]] programs, service trips, or international trips and field studies. One survey of DePauw students found that over 80% of DePauw graduates studied abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=113744|title=IIENETWORK.ORG|access-date=June 28, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191302/http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=113744|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

DePauw University has a student-faculty ratio of 9:1 and has no classes with more than 35 students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/depauw-university/ |title=DePauw University |website=Forbes |language=en |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511191026/https://www.forbes.com/colleges/depauw-university/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Admissions===
DePauw's admissions are considered "more selective" by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''. As of 2023, the average newly enrolled student had a 3.97 [[Grading in education#United States|GPA]], an [[SAT]] score between 1160 and 1420, and an  [[ACT (test)|ACT]] score between 24 and 31. Besides standardized test scores, the university considers an applicant's GPA very important, high school class rank when available, and letters of recommendation important.<ref>{{cite web |title=DePauw University Admissions |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/depauw-university-1792/applying |website=usnews.com |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= GPA Requirements & Average GPA |url= https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/indiana/depauw-university/|website=collegesimply.com |publisher=CollegeSimply from [[United States Department of Education|U.S. Department of Education]]'s [[National Center for Education Statistics]] |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref>

===Reputation and rankings===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| USNWR_LA = 50
| Wamo_LA = 56
| Forbes = 170
| THE_WSJ = 116
}}

In 2025, DePauw was ranked tied for 50th among liberal arts colleges in the United States by ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite web |title=DePauw University |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/depauw-university-1792 |website=usnews.com |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref> DePauw is ranked #170 on ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine's 2024 rankings, which include all colleges and universities in the United States.  In 2024, ''[[Washington Monthly]]'' ranked DePauw 56th among 194 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024-college-guide/liberal-arts/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Washington Monthly |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Institutes and programs===
[[File:DepauwGCPA.jpg|thumb|The Green Center for the Performing Arts houses the Institute of Music]]

Since 2007, the Prindle Institute has served as a place for reflection, discussion, and education. Prindle sponsors events related to ethics and provides opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in discussions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.depauw.edu/academics/centers/prindle/about-prindle/ |title=Mission – DePauw University |website=DePauw University |access-date=June 3, 2016 |archive-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522121415/http://www.depauw.edu/academics/centers/prindle/about-prindle |url-status=live }}</ref> The institute also publishes ethics related content through ''The Prindle Post''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prindlepost.org/ |title=Home – The Prindle Post |website=The Prindle Post |language=en-US |access-date=June 3, 2016 |archive-date=May 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521021905/http://www.prindlepost.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the ''Examining Ethics'' podcast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://examiningethics.org/ |title=home – Examining Ethics |website=Examining Ethics |language=en-US |access-date=June 3, 2016 |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428000719/http://examiningethics.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

DePauw University has one of the oldest private institutions for post-secondary music instruction in the country. Founded in 1884, the school has about 100 students. The student-to-teacher ratio is 5:1 with an average class size of 13 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.depauw.edu/music/History/index.asp |title=About the School of Music – DePauw University |work=DePauw University |access-date=June 28, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122030249/http://www.depauw.edu/music/History/index.asp |archive-date=November 22, 2011}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=October 2015}} The Institute of Music is housed inside the Green Center for Performing Arts (GCPA), constructed in 2007, which integrated and replaced parts of the former structure. The Institute of Music grants Bachelor of Arts as well as Bachelor of Musical Arts degrees. The latter allows students to add an emphasis on the music business. Effective 2024, School of Music was renamed the "Institute of Music" under the newly launched "Creative School".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Harper |first=Madeline |date=May 1, 2022 |title=School of Music name change frustrates some students |url=https://thedepauw.com/school-of-music-name-change-frustrates-some-students/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=The DePauw |language=en-US}}</ref> The name change does not impact accreditation.<ref name=":1" />

Since 1919, the Rector Scholar Program has recognized DePauw students of exceptional scholarship and character. To be named a Rector Scholar is to join a prestigious tradition of more than 4,000 graduates strong. Rector Scholarships are offered to the top academic applicants offered admission to DePauw. A limited number of full-tuition Presidential Rector Scholarships are available.

===Society of Professional Journalists===
On May 6, 1909, Sigma Delta Chi was founded by a group of DePauw University student journalists. The organization officially changed its name to the [[Society of Professional Journalists]] in 1988. Today it is the nation's most broad-based journalism organization, encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] guarantees of [[freedom of speech]] and press. In 2012, SPJ returned to the DePauw campus with the assistance of Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism [[Mark Tatge]] "<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/president/tag/mark-tatge/|title=Freedom of the Prez " Mark Tatge – A Society of Professional Journalists Blog|access-date=June 28, 2015|archive-date=December 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211002216/http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/president/tag/mark-tatge/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Ubben Lecture series===
Begun in 1986 and presented free of charge and open to all, Ubben Lecturers have included [[Malala Yousafzai]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[Benazir Bhutto]], [[Margaret Thatcher]], [[Jane Goodall]], [[Tony Blair]], TV's [[Jimmy Kimmel]], [[Elie Wiesel]], [[Colin Powell]], [[Indianapolis Colts]] quarterback [[Andrew Luck]], [[Spike Lee]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], [[Brad Stevens]], and [[Condoleezza Rice]] have spoken. The Ubben Series has hosted 114 events in its 33-year history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.depauw.edu/about/history-traditions/ubben-lecture-series/archives/ |title=Past Ubben Lecturers - DePauw University |access-date=September 5, 2016 |archive-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920015917/http://www.depauw.edu/about/history-traditions/ubben-lecture-series/archives/ |url-status=live }}</ref>