Accreditation, Compliance and Consumer Information
Accreditations
DePauw University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission. The public is invited to submit comments about the University. Our most recent reaffirmation of accreditation was December 2018. This accreditation allows DePauw University to offer degrees at the Bachelors level. A copy of DePauw's affiliation status with the Higher Learning Commission is available at The Higher Learning Commission: Affiliated Institutions.
Comments regarding the conduct of the University may be addressed to:
Public Comment on DePauw University
The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1411
DePauw University is also accredited by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church, the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society and the Indiana State Board of Education.
Federal and State Compliance and Consumer Information
Federal regulations require that institutions provide specific consumer information about the school and about financial aid to enrolled and prospective students. The following list includes available web sites or addresses for the information required to be disclosed. In addition to federal oversight, DePauw University is also authorized by name by the State of Indiana to provide postsecondary education.
Complaints:
Student Records and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Registrar's Office
- Release of Information: Notification of Rights under FERPA
- Transcripts
- e-services Third Party Access to Student Records
Financial Aid, Student Lending and Payments
Student Loan Office and Resources
- National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
- Repayment Information
- Repayment Plans & Calculators
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Postponing Repayment
- Federal Student Aid Website
Financial Aid Office and Resources
- Financial Aid Office
- Consumer Information
- Tuition and Fees
- Net Price Calculator
- Funding Your Education at studentaid.gov
- Need-Based Financial Aid Programs - Federal & State (Indiana)
- Applying for Financial Aid at studentaid.ed.gov
- Applying for Need Based Financial Aid at DePauw
- DePauw Financial Aid Deadlines
- Special Circumstances Appeals
Financial Aid Eligibility and Disbursement
- Student Aid Eligibility
- Determining Eligibility for Aid
- DePauw Financial Aid Deadlines
- Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
- Federal Aid Distribution
- Rights and Responsibilities of Federal Aid Recipients www.studentaid.ed.gov
- Meeting the Deadlines
- Disbursing Aid
Federal Work Study
Financial aid for study abroad
Student Billing and Payments
- Cash Receipts Office
- CASHNet (electronic account statements and payments)
University Documents, Policies and Procedures
DePauw University Catalog
- Graduation Requirements
- Majors and Minors
- Courses
- Academic Policies
- Admission, Expenses, Financial Aid
- Withdrawal Policies
- Faculty
- Trustees
- Campus Facilities
Handbooks
Institutional Data and Reports
Campus Safety
- Office of Public Safety
- Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
- Clery Act Daily Log
- Safety and Awareness
- Policy and Laws
Advertising and Recruitment Materials
Information Technology Policies
- DePauw Electronic and Acceptable Use Policy
- Information Services Accounts Policy
- Legal Online Music/Electronic Content
- Mass Email List Policy
Facilities and services available to disabled students
Information on preventing drug and alcohol abuse
Who to contact for information on general institutional issues
Athletics
- Athletic Mission at DePauw
- DePauw Athletic Opportunities
- Athletic Annual Report (Click on 'Get data for one institution' On the next page, under 'Name of Institution' add DePauw University.)
Protecting against identity fraud
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Department of Education Identity Fraud Information: Federal education officials join the DePauw Financial Aid Staff's concern about student identity theft. Visit https://oig.ed.gov/oig-hotline for tips on how to prevent identity theft and how to respond to it. To report trouble, call the Department of Education hotline (1-800-MIS-USED) or e-mail oig.hotline@ed.gov.