- The Inkwell
- Delaware
- Wilmington University
New Castle, DESuburb: largeZIP 19720Founded 1968
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1968
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1969
- Website
- www.wilmu.edu
DelawarePrivate nonprofit
Wilmington University
Wilmington University is a private nonprofit university in New Castle, Delaware, with 7,906 undergraduates. It graduates 25% within six years and costs $20,210 a year after aid.
25%graduate
Retention61%
4-year graduation13%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans45%
$20,210net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
25%graduate in 6 years
$60,391median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,832median debt
#752 of 1,704 for earnings#886 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,614 of 1,738 for graduation rate
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
- $24,630tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,930
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $12,930
- Average net price
- $20,210national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,148
$30,001–48,000$20,445
$48,001–75,000$19,949
$75,001–110,000$22,781
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college61%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college25%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 25%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 13%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,001
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,391middle 50%: $40,166–$87,418
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,832
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,418
Median, Wilmington University$60,391
Lower quarter$40,166
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
- 7,906
- Part-time
- 62%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 29.0
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 7.0%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,179 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,893
- Endowment, end of year
- $168,243,172
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic16%
Black24%
Asian3.0%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.7%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Computer & information sciences25%
Health professions11%
Social sciences7.1%
Psychology5.9%
Education5.8%
Liberal arts & humanities4.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.3%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldey-Beacom College Wilmington, DE | $17,045 | 58% | $56,160 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erskine College Due West, SC | $19,826 | 34% | $53,830 |
| Capella University Minneapolis, MN | $18,458 | 18% | $51,254 |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO | $17,860 | 19% | $44,720 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN | $17,069 | 28% | $65,692 |
| Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | $21,512 | 34% | $56,800 |
| Brenau University Gainesville, GA | $17,968 | 34% | $54,638 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 131113. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q13564053.