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TIME names DePaul among ‘Best Colleges for Future Leaders 2025’



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​​​DePaul University has been listed among TIME and Statista’s top 125 universities shaping U.S. leaders. “The Best Colleges for Future Leaders” list is based on analysis of 4,000 top U.S. leaders' resumes. DePaul alumni helped place the university on the list by landing roles as C-suite executives and leaders across sectors.  

With a mission to better reflect the diverse pool of leadership in the workforce, TIME expanded this year’s list to survey a more diverse range of positions and the results reveal “a more complex picture of where top U.S. leaders emerge from,” notes TIME.  

DePaul grads are showing up across Fortune 500s as C-suite executives. The list also incorporates leadership credentials across government, sports, AI, major mission-driven nonprofits and religious organizations. 

The TIME list acknowledges there is more than one path to a great career: “The selection criteria for leaders in the sample focused on their current roles, emphasizing the paths they took to reach these highly influential positions.” 

Read more about the research and the 2025 l​ist at TIME