Newark, DE · Public
70.6%
Acceptance rate
1,297
SAT Average
$16,931
Avg net price
18,812
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 222Bachelor’s 4,554Master’s 1,316Doctoral 346 |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 931Master’s 221Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 506Master’s 91Doctoral 65 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 378Master’s 131Doctoral 64 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 344Master’s 26Doctoral 17 |
| Associate’s 13Bachelor’s 310Master’s 99Doctoral 21 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 301Master’s 172Doctoral 42 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 253Master’s 45Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 231Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 221Master’s 22Doctoral 5 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 151Master’s 145Doctoral 17 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 144Master’s 107Doctoral 9 |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 136Master’s 12Doctoral 7 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 104Master’s 54Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 101Master’s 19Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 93Master’s 3Doctoral 5 |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 77Master’s 33Doctoral 0 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 62Master’s 34Doctoral 61 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 50Master’s 7Doctoral 5 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 40Master’s 4Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 39Master’s 45Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 30Master’s 17Doctoral 7 |
| Associate’s 209Bachelor’s 17Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 13Master’s 15Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 10Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 3Doctoral 2 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Conference USA
Projected sponsored sports22
Athletic participation
627 unique student-athletes · 21 varsity teams
Early action (and Honors College)
Decision released by Jan 31
Regular admission
· Apply with Common App or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $14,600
- Required fees
- $2,210
- Food and housing
- $15,386
- Books and supplies
- $1,250
- Other expenses
- $2,000
- Total
- $35,446
- $30,2882019–2019–20
- $30,9322020–2120–21
- $31,5622021–2221–22
- $32,4442022–2322–23
- $33,7182023–2423–24
- $35,4462024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $16,931 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2024–25
- First-years with need-based aid
- 60%
- Average share of need met
- 64.3%
- Average need-based grant
- $15,929
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Delaware’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2024–25).
University of Delaware admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of Delaware runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Delaware admits in-state applicants at 70.7%, out-of-state applicants at 70%, and international applicants at 54.8%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
4,075 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 60% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 11%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
19.1% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
2.8% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
University of Delaware’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 98.7% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 36.4% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.98
High-school class rank
Among the 36.4% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of Delaware rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- State residency
- Very important
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
University of Delaware's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $16,931 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,495 of 4,190 first-years in the 2024–25 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Delaware offers merit aid only.
Intl aid recipients
Not disclosedAvg intl award
Not disclosedUniversity of Delaware admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
Accepted a place
Not disclosed90.1% of University of Delaware’s first-years return for a second year and 78.8% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03