Delaware State University Overview
Delaware State University is a public institution situated in Dover, Delaware. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
What Is Delaware State University Known For?
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Del State.
- In 2017-2018, 65% of the faculty were full-time.
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Where Is Delaware State University?

Contact details for Del State are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1200 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901 |
Phone: | 302-857-6060 |
Website: | www.desu.edu |
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? |
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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?
Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 41%, and the acceptance rate for women is 47%.
Average Test Scores
About 92% 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 500. Math scores were between 400 and 490.
Can I Afford Delaware State University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
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 Del State, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $7,382 a year. That adds up to $29,528 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Del State is 13.6%. 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

There are also 378 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 3,678 full-time undergraduates at Del State, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 49 |
Black or African American | 2,653 |
Hispanic or Latino | 250 |
White | 283 |
International Students | 189 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 254 |
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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Del State has changed over the last few years.

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 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of Del State
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Delaware State University was 11.9%. This is the #1,218 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 |
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Accounting | 25% |
Business, Management & Marketing | 2% |
Health Professions | 42% |
Public Administration | 43% |
Public Administration & Social Service | 4% |
Public Health | 46% |
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 | |
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Criminology | #16 | |
Social Work | #33 | |
Public Health | #40 | |
Public Administration | #46 | |
Health & Physical Education | #51 | |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | #58 | |
General Psychology | #72 | |
Social Sciences | #86 | |
Psychology | #102 | |
Public Administration & Social Service | #103 | |
Accounting | #108 | |
Business Administration & Management | #389 | |
Health Professions | #421 | |
Business, Management & Marketing | #483 |
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.
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
- Image Credit: By Smartyllama under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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