DePauw ranks in top 50 liberal arts colleges in 2024

DePauw University secured the No. 46 spot – and remained No. 1 in Indiana – on the preeminent list of the best national liberal arts institutions in the United States per U.S. News & World Report's 2024 college rankings published this week.

The university also ranked No. 57 as a top performer for social mobility, a ranking that considers the percentage of students from all socioeconomic backgrounds who earn degrees. Other factors in social mobility include borrower debt and career earnings.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 1,500 American four-year bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on as many as 19 measures for its latest rankings edition. These rankings generally consider factors universally important to prospective students such as campus culture, strength in specific majors and financial aid offered.