- The Inkwell
- Delaware
- University of Delaware
Newark, DESuburb: largeZIP 19716Founded 1743
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1743
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.udel.edu
- Member of
- APLU
DelawarePublic
University of Delaware
University of Delaware is a public university in Newark, Delaware, with 19,071 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 78% within six years and costs $16,337 a year after aid.
78%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention92%
4-year graduation72%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans51%
$16,337net price / year
71%admission rate
1292average SAT
78%graduate in 6 years
$83,800median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#158 of 1,704 for earnings#587 of 1,739 for lowest net price#211 of 1,738 for graduation rate#580 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $30,294tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $17,660
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,220
- Average net price
- $16,337national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,566
$30,001–48,000$10,783
$48,001–75,000$13,801
$75,001–110,000$19,669
$110,001+$23,862
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1292
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–690
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 590–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college92%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college78%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 78%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 72%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 79%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,208
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $83,800middle 50%: $58,027–$119,423
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$119,423
Median, University of Delaware$83,800
Lower quarter$58,027
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 19,071
- Part-time
- 3.7%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 99%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,649 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $21,941
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,929,793,265
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White67%
Hispanic11%
Black6.5%
Asian5.6%
Two or more races5.2%
U.S. nonresident3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.9%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Health professions11%
Engineering7.9%
Social sciences7.2%
Education6.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.3%
Communication & journalism5.3%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.8%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Delaware
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State University Dover, DE | $19,832 | 42% | $51,864 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | $16,003 | 80% | $70,105 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | $15,271 | 79% | $74,762 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | $15,531 | 75% | $66,905 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $16,807 | 84% | $82,568 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $16,486 | 85% | $77,810 |
| Iowa State University Ames, IA | $18,517 | 77% | $67,568 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 130943. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1068072.