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Delaware State University Overview

Located in Dover, Delaware, Delaware State University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Delaware State University Known For?

653 Undergraduate Awards
$26,625 Avg Cost After Aid
39% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Del State.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 63% of the faculty were full-time.

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Delaware State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Del State.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#26 Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#36 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#39 Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#55 Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#61 Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Del State has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#7 Best Value Colleges for Neurosciences College Factual
#8 Best Value Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences College Factual
#25 Highest Paid Art Education Graduates College Factual
#34 Highest Paid Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Graduates College Factual
#35 Highest Paid Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Graduates College Factual
#118 Highest Paid Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduates College Factual

Where Is Delaware State University?

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Contact details for Del State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1200 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-857-6060
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DESUedu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DelStateUniv

How Do I Get Into Del State?

You can apply to Del State online at: www.desu.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Del State

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Del State?

39% Acceptance Rate
72% Of Accepted Are Women
94% Submit SAT Scores
You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Del State. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 39%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 32%, and the acceptance rate for women is 43%.

Average Test Scores

About 94% of students accepted to Del State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 520. Math scores were between 390 and 490.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Delaware State University  ( 420 to 520 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Delaware State University  ( 390 to 490 )
200
800
Del State received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 20. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

ACT English Scores for Delaware State University  ( 15 to 23 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Delaware State University  ( 16 to 20 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Delaware State University  ( 17 to 22 )
1
36

Can I Afford Delaware State University?

$26,625 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
14.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Del State is $26,625. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Del State, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,214 a year. That adds up to $28,856 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Del State is 14.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Delaware State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,617 Full-Time Undergraduates
69% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,131 undergraduate students at Del State, with 3,617 being full-time and 514 being part-time.

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There are also 608 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,617 full-time undergraduates at Del State, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Delaware State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 18
Black or African American 2,638
Hispanic or Latino 246
White 285
International Students 167
Other Races/Ethnicities 263

Geographic Diversity

Delaware students aren't the only ones who study at Delaware State University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Del State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Delaware State University

312 Took All Classes Online
3,103 Took At Least One Class Online
713.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 3,103 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Delaware for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Del State

The following table shows how Del State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Criminology #13 #10
Public Health #19 #13
Social Work #25 #7
Accounting #31 #115
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #37 #43
Health & Physical Education #37 #40
Public Administration #55 #28
Public Administration & Social Service #65 #82
Psychology #70 #100
General Psychology #70 #88

Online Growth Rankings of Del State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Delaware State University was 713.8%. This is the #121 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Del State regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Del State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Public Administration & Social Service 13%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Del State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Del State.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Public Administration #1
Public Administration & Social Service #9

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Delaware State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Social Work 0 31 61 0 92
Health & Physical Education 0 63 11 0 74
Communication & Media Studies 0 61 0 0 61
Business Administration & Management 0 44 16 0 60
General Biology 0 53 1 0 54
Criminology 0 51 0 0 51
General Psychology 0 42 0 0 42
Physics 0 29 2 2 33
General Agriculture 0 22 2 0 24
Public Health 0 22 0 0 22
Accounting 0 21 0 0 21
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 21 0 0 21
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 21 0 0 21
Computer Science 0 15 3 0 18
Teaching English or French 16 0 2 0 18
Chemistry 0 15 0 2 17
Engineering Physics 0 15 0 0 15
Nursing 0 15 0 0 15
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 14 0 0 14
Air Transportation 0 12 0 0 12
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 11 0 0 11
Political Science & Government 0 10 0 0 10
Educational Administration 0 0 2 7 9
Fine & Studio Arts 0 8 0 0 8
General English Literature 0 7 0 0 7
Design & Applied Arts 0 7 0 0 7
Finance & Financial Management 0 5 0 0 5
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 3 2 0 5
Sociology 0 5 0 0 5
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 3 1 4
Hospitality Management 0 4 0 0 4
Public Administration 0 0 4 0 4
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 2 0 0 2
History 0 2 0 0 2
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 2 2
Natural Resource Management 0 2 0 0 2
Music 0 2 0 0 2
Mathematics 0 0 1 0 1
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 1 0 1
Arts & Media Management 0 1 0 0 1
Other Visual Art 0 1 0 0 1
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 0 0 0 0
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0 0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0
Special Education 0 0 0 0 0
Family & Consumer Economics 0 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0 0
Fisheries Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 16 637 111 14 778

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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