University of Delaware Overview

University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. Newark is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is University of Delaware Known For?

• The 1% student loan default rate at UD is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UD.
• For the <nil> academic year, 98% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UD makes roughly $71,861 a year. This is 76% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average UD student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of Delaware?

Contact details for UD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	104 Hullihen Hall, Newark, DE 19716
Phone:	302-831-2000
Website:	www.udel.edu

How Do I Get Into UD?

You can apply to UD online at: https://www.commonapp.org/explore/university-delaware

Admission Requirements for UD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UD?

With an acceptance rate of 72%, UD may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to UD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 585 and 670. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

UD received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 25 and 30. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford University of Delaware?

The overall average net price of UD is $42,771. 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

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 UD, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $8,427 a year. That adds up to $33,708 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UD is 0.9%. 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.

University of Delaware Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 19,410 undergraduate students at UD, with 18,006 being full-time and 1,404 being part-time.

There are also 4,586 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,006 full-time undergraduates at UD, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	960
Black or African American	1,099
Hispanic or Latino	1,698
White	12,328
International Students	802
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,119

Geographic Diversity

Delaware students aren't the only ones who study at University of Delaware. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 97 countries are represented at UD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at University of Delaware

In 2020-2021, 15,748 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 2nd most popular in Delaware for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UD

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Delaware was 1,185.7%. This is the #100 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UD regardless of major.

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%.

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

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