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DePaul
Decision sheet

Illinois · Research checked 2026-07-02 · School research, not an aid offer

The starting point

Large Vincentian Catholic private in Chicago whose four automatic academic scholarships — Presidential, Deans', DePaul Scholars', and St. Vincent DePaul — run $14,000 to $33,000 a year with no separate application, but Music and Theatre admits are excluded.

Published academic criteria. These awards are recorded as automatic on academic criteria. Match the published grades and scores, then check residency, entering year and every additional condition.

Awards to discuss

The 1 award in this school's research. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.

Academic Scholarships (Presidential / Deans' / DePaul Scholars' / St. Vincent DePaul)

$14,000–$33,000 per year · Published range

Recorded as automatic on academic criteria; all conditions apply.

Eligibility: Awarded automatically as part of the admission decision — no separate application. DePaul does not publish GPA or test-score cutoffs mapping to a specific tier. Students admitted to the School of Music or The Theatre School are not eligible for these academic scholarships.

Renewal: Renewable for up to four consecutive years (12 quarters) of undergraduate study with good academic standing; must enroll full time each quarter and complete a minimum of 36 quarter hours across Fall, Winter, and Spring.

https://www.depaul.edu/tuition-and-aid/scholarships

Ask before you decide

  1. Which entering-year policy and residency category apply to us? What are the admission and scholarship deadlines?
  2. What grades and credits are required to renew, and for how many terms?
  3. How would other school awards or outside scholarships change the offer?

Recorded stacking policy: DePaul requires students to report all outside scholarships and other external resources, and those resources are factored into eligibility for federal, state, and institutional aid — including tuition-restricted and need-based aid. DePaul's public compliance page does not publish a fixed order of reduction (loans first vs. institutional aid first), so families should confirm whether an outside award offsets institutional aid before counting on stacking.

Our unanswered questions / Family notes

Keep the sources with the decision

Full research, award details and source context: https://meritplaybook.com/colleges/depaul-university/merit-aid

The research date is not a guarantee that a policy still applies. Confirm current amounts, deadlines and conditions with the school before making a financial decision.