We welcome applicants from around the world! As an international applicant, you must take additional steps to ensure review of your application.
APPLY
First, submit your application online . You must pay a non-refundable $40.00 application fee before your application can be reviewed. You may pay the fee online while submitting your application, or send a check or money order made payable to "DePaul University" with your supplementary application materials to the
Office of Graduate Admission at 2400 N. Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60614.
CREDENTIAL EVALUATION
Applicants to the Winter 2012 and Later Terms:
DePaul University requires that you submit your official educational credentials and evaluation fee to one of the following companies:
Evaluations from any other company will not be accepted. Please contact the evaluation company for information on payment and fees.
After receiving your credentials, the company you have chosen will submit their general evaluation directly to DePaul along with certified copies of the credentials you submitted for evaluation. These documents will be used for your admission review please do not submit any educational credentials directly to DePaul University.
ADMISSION DOCUMENTS
Supplementary application materials writing sample, personal statement, letters of recommendations, etc.) vary by program. To determine the specific materials required for admission to your chosen program, please visit the
program website.
All supplementary application materials can be sent as .doc or .PDF attachments to
GradDePaul@depaul.edu or mailed to the
Office of Graduate Admission. Please remember that we cannot guarantee books, DVDs, or bound materials will be reviewed by the department.
PROOF OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
All students educated outside of the United States must submit proof of their English proficiency in order to be reviewed for admission. Students holding a bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. from a regionally accredited United States institution will have the TOEFL requirement waived upon receipt of their U.S. transcripts.
DePaul University requires that all students earn at least 80 (ibt) with no section lower than 17 on the TOEFL exam to be considered proficient. However, most graduate programs require a higher TOEFL score to be considered for admission. Please visit your chosen
program's website or their specific TOEFL score requirements.
Please request your score report be sent to:
DePaul University
Office of Graduate Admission
College of Science and Health
2400 N Sheffield Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
The DePaul University institution code for the TOEFL exam is 1165. We will also accept an official IELTS score report in lieu of a TOEFL exam.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Application deadlines vary by program. Please visit your chosen
department's website for their application deadline.
As an international student, we recommend completing your application at least one month prior to your program's standard application deadline.
ADMISSION DECISIONS
Most graduate programs will review your application and contact you with a decision within four to six weeks after the admission review process begins. All students will be contacted via postal service regardless of the decision you receive.
UPON ADMISSION
Once you have been admitted to a graduate program, you will receive an email with additional information needed for the I-20 request process.
To receive an I-20, you must submit the following to the graduate admission office:
Original financial document(s) totaling $34,200 (USD)
Copy of identification page of your passport