Delaware College of Art and Design Overview

Delaware College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmington, Delaware. The city atmosphere of Wilmington makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Delaware College of Art and Design Known For?

• DCAD has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at DCAD is 5%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at DCAD.
• For the <nil> academic year, 24% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Delaware College of Art and Design?

Contact details for DCAD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801-3007
Phone:	302-622-8000
Website:	www.dcad.edu

How Do I Get Into DCAD?

You can apply to DCAD online at: https://www.dcad.edu/admissions/2020app/

Admission Requirements for DCAD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into DCAD?

With an acceptance rate of 98%, DCAD is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 26% of accepted students are men and 74% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Can I Afford Delaware College of Art and Design?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DCAD, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $7,577 a year. That adds up to $30,308 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DCAD is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Delaware College of Art and Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 108 undergraduate students at DCAD, with 107 being full-time and 1 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 107 full-time undergraduates at DCAD, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Delaware College of Art and Design students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Online Learning at Delaware College of Art and Design

In 2020-2021, 5 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DCAD has changed over the last few years.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.