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DePaul University break dates 2026-27

At DePaul University, Winter Break runs Nov 25 to Jan 3 and Spring Break runs Mar 21 to 28.

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Official source: DePaul University academic calendar (academics.depaul.edu). Last checked against it: October 2026.

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How DePaul University's breaks compare

Winter break is 40 days, 9 days longer than the typical US college (31 days). 93% of colleges have a shorter one. Compare winter breaks
Spring break (Mar 21 to 28) falls in a week when 15% of colleges start spring break. See the spring break calendar

University of Illinois Chicago 1 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 12 to Jan 3, Mar 21 to 28 (36 days in common).
Illinois Institute of Technology 3 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 13 to Jan 3, Mar 21 (28 days in common).
University of Chicago 6 mi
Both off Nov 25 to 29, Dec 12 to Jan 3, Mar 21 (29 days in common).

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1 other colleges are on spring break exactly Mar 21 to 28, including these closest ones.

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40 days, from Wednesday, November 25, 2026 to Sunday, January 3, 2027, counting every day off including weekends.

From Sunday, March 21, 2027 to Sunday, March 28, 2027 (8 days, including weekends).

How these dates are counted

Each range covers every day with no classes: from the day after the last class or final exam to the day before classes start again.
Each range includes the weekends on both sides of the break.
Winter break runs from the end of fall finals to the day before spring classes. A required January term (J-term, Winter Study, Interim) counts as school; an optional winter session doesn't.
Thanksgiving starts on Wednesday only if the school cancels classes that day.
Single holidays like Labor Day aren't listed unless the school calls them a break. Short breaks of 1 to 4 days are usually long weekends.
We use class and exam dates, not residence-hall move-out or office-closure dates.

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