DePaul University Top Questions

I would consider my class mates as diverse, ethnically and by their motivational levels, I notice how some students will go above and beyond while others just seem to settle.

While I don't tend to encounter as many diverse races as our schools boasts about enrolling, I do find that my classmates come from all over the country and from very different backgrounds and childhoods.

Hardworking intellectual people with strong morals and values.

My classmates are unique in their own way, their fun, exciting, love to learn new things but; sometimes they can get very judge mental often criticizing others for ones outlook on life and they can be very clique oriented, not wanting to learn and get to know others outside their circle.

If you can make it through four years at DePaul without hearing the word "diversity" more than 10,000 times you deserve a medal. DPU undoubtedly has a diverse student population (using an affermative action admittance procedure) and they even have a lot of good resources for students from all different backgrounds, but they also LOVE to talk about how diverse they are. A few years back they won "most diverse school in the nation" and they haven't stopped talking about it yet. Yes, we're diverse... and yes, we'd love to tell you about it. Oh, and by the way... DePaul is a Catholic school. Named for St. Vincent DePaul, a French priest from the 16th or 17th century. If you're not Catholic though, no worries... if you just want to be secular we're cool with that too, or Jewish or Muslim or whatever. DePaul doesn't have any required church services and even though you do have to take a religion course, you could take "The Jewish Experience" or "Islamic History." For being Catholic, they're also pretty left... a lot of LGBT resources and courses... we even hosted a big national LBGT conference a few years back. No nuns walking around, though the univesity president is a Priest and there's a fair amount of St. Vincent DePaul pictures or statues on the campus grounds. A lot of DePaul students are from the Chicago suburbs and some of those suburbanities commute. Hardly anyone lives in the dorms after sophomore year (most students are out after Freshman year) and then you find an apartment in the immediate campus area. You'll find a lot (but not all) of kids from wealthy families at DePaul and many student dress in more than sweats for class... especially if you're a commerce student, they you best be lookin' classy.

I don't think any student would feel out of place at DePaul, unless you are super shy and/or don't find any club or extracurricular activity at all. If you are that kid, you are going to find yourself super lonely even in such a huge city. I know a lot of kids that hate depaul but they make no effort to reach out to people around them. There are a ton of international students at depaul, and they are always interesting and dedicated students. The financial background that is most prevalent probably is a normal income level, but the kids with the highest parental income level are so rampant, that it probably seems like they dominate the school. The students on campus are predominantly in the left, politically speaking.

I feel different types of students interact. Most students are from around the area. and yes - students talk about how much they'll earn one day. That is many students' reason for going to DePaul.

DePaul is open to EVERYONE. I find that there is not stereotyping among the students and that many different people are able to come together because of the safe environment DePaul provides.

DePaul students are mostly very politically aware or active. Most are Democrats but there is also a club with many members called DePaul Conservative Alliance and DePaul Republicans. Also, the student body is very social. If you are going to go to college and sit in your dorm room between classes, DePaul is not the place for you. Also, if you are a roll out of bed and throw on the same clothes you have been wearing for a week kind of person steer clear of DePaul. Generally the students look nice when they go to class though not everyone. When you walk through the cafeteria there is normally the sorority and fraternity tables where those people sit together, the athlete table where the basketball players sit together, and the theater student table. Of course there are other people as well but theres are the groups that always seem to be in the student center.

DePaul is such a diverse community in regards to races, religions, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. I have felt such a positive, genuine welcoming attitude from people of every background at DePaul. I have a hard time believing that any particular type of student would feel out of place at DePaul because the community is so diverse and so welcoming. Most students dress casually for class, choosing comfortable jeans and T-shirts or pajamas over high-end fashion items. Differnt types of students interact every day in every class and all over campus. Most DePaul students are from the suburbs of Chicago, but there are many from all over the United States and the world as well. DePaul students are very politically aware and active. I would say that a majority of students at DePaul who are politically active are more Democratic than Republican. The large number of political and activist clubs at DePaul surprised me at first, but I am grateful for the opportunity to learn more about different issues and to act in support of or defiance of various political issues. I haven't heard many students talking about how much they will earn one day. I think money does lie at the back of everyone's mind, but for the most part, I would say that DePaul students are in their major fields and have chosen career paths based on passion and motivation rather than on money.