University of Delaware
Newark, DE · Public four-year · Suburb: Large
19,772undergraduates
71%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$17,716average net price per year
81%graduate in 6 years
90%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 37,690
- Admitted
- 24,541
- Admit rate
- 71%
- Admit rate, women
- 68%
- Admit rate, men
- 60%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 19%
- First-year students
- 4,548
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 24%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 610-680
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 590-680
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 3%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 27-31
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
124 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (13)
- Accounting Bachelor's (74 awarded)
- Actuarial Science Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (61 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (277 awarded)
- Financial Planning and Services Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, Other Bachelor's (30 awarded)
- Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Management Information Systems, General Bachelor's (93 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (170 awarded)
- Operations Management and Supervision Bachelor's (89 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (8)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other Bachelor's (54 awarded)
- Behavioral Aspects of Health Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor's (34 awarded)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (107 awarded)
- Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor's (111 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (154 awarded)
Engineering (8)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (53 awarded)
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor's (82 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (60 awarded)
- Computer Engineering, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Construction Engineering Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (145 awarded)
Social sciences (8)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Criminology Bachelor's (85 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Economics, Other Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (97 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (8)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (158 awarded)
- Biotechnology Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Computational Biology Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Entomology Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (40 awarded)
- Physiology, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Education (15)
- Biology Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Chemistry Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Associate (18 awarded), Bachelor's (124 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- French Language Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- History Teacher Education Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Physics Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Social Studies Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Urban Education and Leadership Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Bachelor's (213 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- General Studies Associate (178 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (183 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (122 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (56 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (7)
- Agricultural Business and Management, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Agriculture, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Food Science Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Plant Sciences, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Pre-Veterinary Studies Bachelor's (68 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (124 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (6)
- Business Analytics Bachelor's (34 awarded)
- Cognitive Science, General Bachelor's (60 awarded)
- Geography and Environmental Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Historic Preservation and Conservation, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (4)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor's (37 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (11)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Design and Visual Communications, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Game and Interactive Media Design Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Jazz/Jazz Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Music, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Voice and Opera Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (2)
- Human Services, General Bachelor's (48 awarded)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (2)
- Apparel and Textiles, General Bachelor's (62 awarded)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Physical sciences (6)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Materials Science Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Physics, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (41 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (35 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (3)
- Applied Mathematics, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Statistics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (9)
- Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Chinese Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Japanese Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Russian Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (3)
- African-American/Black Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Asian Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Architecture and related services (1)
- Landscape Architecture Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Graduate programs (109)
- Accounting Master's
- Accounting and Finance Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business Statistics Doctorate (research)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, Other Master's
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Master's
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's
- Biochemical Engineering Master's
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Civil Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering, Other Doctorate (research)
- Mechanical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Master's
- Water Resources Engineering Doctorate (research)
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Master's
- Dietetics/Dietitian Master's
- Health and Wellness, General Master's
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's
- Nursing Practice Doctorate (professional)
- Nursing Science Doctorate (research)
- Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Public Health Education and Promotion Master's
- Public Health, General Master's
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Master's
- Information Science/Studies Master's
- Bioinformatics Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biomechanics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biostatistics Doctorate (research)
- Biotechnology Master's
- Ecology Master's
- Entomology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Epidemiology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Doctorate (research)
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Microbiology, General Master's
- Neuroscience Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other Master's
- Education, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Education, Other Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational Statistics and Research Methods Doctorate (research)
- Educational/Instructional Technology Master's
- Environmental Education Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's
- Behavioral Sciences Doctorate (research)
- Business Analytics Master's
- Data Science, General Master's
- Financial Analytics Master's
- Geography and Environmental Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Historic Preservation and Conservation, General Master's
- Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other Doctorate (research)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's
- Nutrition Sciences Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Doctorate (research)
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Materials Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical Doctorate (research)
- Physical Sciences, Other Master's
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Applied Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Applied Statistics, General Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Statistics, General Master's
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Fashion/Apparel Design Master's
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's
- Music, General Master's
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Master's
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Criminology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Economics, Other Doctorate (research)
- Political Science and Government, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Social Sciences, General Master's
- Sociology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Urban Studies/Affairs Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Public Administration Master's
- Public Policy Analysis, General Master's
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Master's, Doctorate (research)
- School Psychology Master's
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Master's
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Master's
- Linguistics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Animal Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Food Science Master's
- Plant Sciences, General Doctorate (research)
- Plant Sciences, Other Master's
- African-American/Black Studies Master's
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Master's, Doctorate (research)
- History, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Environmental Science Master's
- Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Master's
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Master's
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $16,080
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $39,720
- Housing and food on campus
- $14,838
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,800
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $33,718
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $57,358
- Total cost living at home
- $18,080
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $9,354 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $10,573 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $12,857 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $18,508 |
| Over $110,000 | $25,310 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 92%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 87%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $12,996
- Got a grant from the college
- 80%
- Average grant from the college
- $11,692
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 16%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 57%
- Average amount borrowed
- $10,817
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 72%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 79%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 81%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 84%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 79%
- Came back for year two
- 90%
| Pell grant students | 69% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 81% |
| Neither | 83% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 2,480 | 85% |
| Men | 1,793 | 74% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 33% (small group) |
| Asian | 222 | 84% |
| Black | 214 | 74% |
| Hispanic | 398 | 78% |
| White | 2,997 | 82% |
| Two or more races | 142 | 72% |
| Race unknown | 70 | 73% |
| International | 227 | 75% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 4,597 | 83% | 12% |
| Started here, part-time | 10 | 70% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 494 | 76% | 13% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 70 | 56% | 24% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 24,221
- Undergraduates
- 19,772
- Full-time undergraduates
- 18,084
- Part-time undergraduates
- 1,688
- Graduate students
- 4,449
- Students per faculty member
- 15 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 35%
- From out of state
- 64%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 2%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 4%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 13%
| Women | 60% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Black | 6% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 65% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 6% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 104 Hullihen Hall, Newark, DE, 19716
- County
- New Castle County
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Four-one-four plan
- Land-grant university
- Yes
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.