First Year Student Applicants

  Deadlines And Requirements
1. We recommend you apply by February 1st for Priority/Regular admission or by November 15 for Early Action Program admission. Applications are considered on a space available basis until August 15 by rolling notification. (Applications to The Theatre School must be submitted by January 15th. Notification of Music and Theatre admission decisions will be made in late March.)

 2. Either the SAT or ACT is required. If your ACT or SAT scores do not appear directly on your high school transcript, request the testing agency to forward a score report to DePaul, if you have not already done so. Our college code number for ACT is 1012 and for SAT is 1165.

 3. If you have earned college credit while in high school, request the college or Advanced Placement service which granted you credit to forward your official record to DePaul.

 4. Send all materials to:
Office of Admission
1 E. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604

NOTE:  If you have ever enrolled in another college or university (regardless if you earned any credit) after high school graduation, please fill out the Transfer Student application.

  Transfer Student Applicants

Transfer students (under age 24) who currently attend another college/university and plan to complete a baccalaureate degree at DePaul should complete and submit this application, the $40 application fee ($25 if you apply online) and official transcripts from every college/university attended. Students who have earned fewer than 30 semester (44 quarter) hours of transferable college work at the time of application submission must additionally provide an official high school transcript and an ACT/SAT score report. If you are currently in college, please indicate (on a separate sheet of paper) what courses you will be enrolled in for the current term or for a future term. (Example: Eng 101/English Composition I - 3 semester hours.)

Note: Students educated outside the United States or with international credit, and students with F1 or J1 visa status should apply for admission a minimum of two months before the beginning of the desired quarter using the application for international student admission.