DePaul University

DePaul University

Former names	St. Vincent's College
Motto	Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi.
Motto in English	"I will show you the way of wisdom."
Type	Private
Established	1898
Affiliation	Roman Catholic (Vincentian)
Endowment	$447 million (2015)
Budget	$551 million (2015)
President	The Very Reverend Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., Ed.D.
Academic staff	950 full-time, 1800 part-time annually (2016)
Undergraduates	15,407 (fall 2016 data)
Postgraduates	7,703 (incl. 806 in law)
Location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Campus	Lincoln Park, 36 acres and downtown Chicago Loop 2 suburban satellite campuses
Colors	Royal Blue & Scarlet
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Big East
Nickname	Blue Demons
Mascot	DIBS (Demon In a Blue Suit)
Affiliations	ACCU NAICU CIC NCA
Website	www.depaul.edu

DePaul University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul. In 1998, it became the largest Catholic university by enrollment in the United States. Following in the footsteps of its founders, DePaul places special emphasis on recruiting first-generation students and others from disadvantaged backgrounds.

DePaul's two main campuses are located in Lincoln Park and the Loop. The Lincoln Park Campus is home to the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Science and Health, and Education. It also houses the School of Music, the Theatre School, and the John T. Richardson Library. The Loop campus houses the Colleges of Communication, Computing and Digital Media, and Law, as well as the School of Public Service and the School for New Learning. It is also home to the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, which is part of the nationally ranked Driehaus College of Business - the tenth oldest business school in the nation. The Loop campus also houses the Loop Library and the Rinn Law Library.

The university enrolls around 16,000 undergraduate and about 7,600 graduate/law students, making DePaul the 13th largest private university by enrollment in the United States, and the largest private university in Illinois. The student body represents a wide array of religious, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds, including over 60 foreign countries.