DePaul U. grows from a commuter college into one of the nation’s biggest private institutions” Chronicle of Higher Education”DePaul University takes pride in its gritty history. People here frequently mention that the Lincoln Park campus was once so dangerous that students ran to their cars after class.
They note that the university has long catered to Chicago’s immigrant and working classes, and that night classes and part-time students were integral to DePaul’s success long before the phrase “adult learner” came into vogue.
In short, DePaul has always been clear about its identity: a no-nonsense teaching university where eager, first-generation college students can get a leg up in life.
In recent times, though, DePaul has raised its ambitions. Nearly 15 years ago, the university set out to become larger, stronger, and more focused on its mission of serving low-income students.
Once known as the little school under the “L,” for the rumbling elevated subway trains that cut through both its Lincoln Park and downtown campuses, DePaul is now one of the 10 largest private, nonprofit universities — and the largest Roman Catholic university — in the United States.”
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