DePauw University

Founded in 1837, DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, is a selective private liberal arts college with a 2002 enrollment of 2,339. The school has a Methodist heritage. The school was originally known as Indiana Asbury College, after Francis Asbury, the first American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It first admitted women in 1867. Indiana Asbury College changed its name to DePauw University in the 1870's, after Washington C. DePauw donated a very generous $600,000 to the University. The DePauw family took a further interest in the school by helping to establish the college's School of Music in 1884. It remains one of the oldest Schools of Music in the nation. DePauw University is also a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association.

Campus

DePauw University consists of 36 major buildings spread out over a spacious 655 acre (2.7 km²) campus that includes a 480 acre (1.9 km²) nature park, and is located approximately 45 miles to the west of Indianapolis, Indiana. There are 11 residence halls, 4 theme houses, and 31 University-owned houses and apartments spread throughout the campus. The oldest building on campus, East College, was built in 1877 and is listed on the Register of Historic Landmarks. DePauw is also home to McKim Observatory.

Related Topics:
Indianapolis, Indiana - East College - McKim Observatory

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