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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?

4,927 Undergraduate Awards
$42,771 Avg Cost After Aid
66% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at UD is 2%, 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.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UD.
  • In 2017-2018, 98% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UD with a bachelor's degree make about $57,000 a year. That's 40% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • 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.

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University of Delaware Rankings

UD landed the #115 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. UD also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Delaware ranking.

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.

UD has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#44 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#99 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#109 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#126 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Educational Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#59 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools College Factual
#23 Best Teaching Schools Teaching Degree Search
#29 Best Education Schools College Factual
#38 Best Communication & Journalism Schools College Factual
#59 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#66 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual

Where Is University of Delaware?

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Contact details for UD are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 104 Hullihen Hall, Newark, DE 19716
Phone: 302-831-2000
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/udelaware
Twitter: http://twitter.com/UDelaware

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?

66% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
71% Submit SAT Scores
UD has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 71% 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 580 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Delaware  ( 580 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Delaware  ( 570 to 670 )
200
800
UD received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

ACT English Scores for University of Delaware  ( 24 to 32 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Delaware  ( 23 to 29 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Delaware  ( 25 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Delaware?

$42,771 Net Price
54% Take Out Loans
2.4% Loan Default Rate
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 54% of students took out student loans averaging $10,272 a year. That adds up to $41,088 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UD is 2.4%. 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

17,912 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 19,328 undergraduate students at UD, with 17,912 being full-time and 1,416 being part-time.

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There are also 4,285 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,912 full-time undergraduates at UD, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 942
Black or African American 1,098
Hispanic or Latino 1,638
White 12,147
International Students 908
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,179

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

19,147 Took All Classes Online
22,715 Took At Least One Class Online
1,185.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 22,715 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.

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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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UD

The following table shows how UD 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
Food Science Technology #1 #1
International Business #16 #52
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #19 #20
Statistics #25 #22
Mechanical Engineering #64 #64
Computer Engineering #67 #73
Mathematics & Statistics #73 #76

Online Affordability Rankings of UD Rankings

The following table shows how UD is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Applied Statistics #1 #1
Mathematics & Statistics #10 #14
Mechanical Engineering #10 #10
Other Education #12 #18
Public Relations & Advertising #13 #19
Computer Engineering #16 #16
Communication & Journalism #31 #31
Special Education #73 #91

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.

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

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Mathematics & Statistics 22%
Special Education 3%

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

Major Growth Rate Rank
Computer Engineering #1
Applied Statistics #1
Mathematics & Statistics #1
Instructional Media Design #1
Other Education #1
Mechanical Engineering #1
Engineering #1
Public Administration #1
Public Relations & Advertising #4
Communication & Journalism #4
Public Administration & Social Service #7
Special Education #16
Education #31

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%.

University of Delaware Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Finance & Financial Management 0 289 45 0 334
Business Administration & Management 0 141 153 0 294
Liberal Arts General Studies 250 18 1 0 269
Marketing 0 229 0 0 229
Nursing 0 195 8 8 211
Child Development & Psychology 0 187 12 9 208
Health & Physical Education 0 201 1 0 202
General Biology 0 173 15 6 194
Economics 0 163 12 11 186
Teacher Education Grade Specific 10 152 1 0 163
Accounting 0 125 28 0 153
Communication & Media Studies 0 139 6 0 145
Public Health 0 129 13 0 142
Criminology 0 132 1 2 135
Computer Information Systems 0 108 11 9 128
Mechanical Engineering 0 103 14 9 126
Political Science & Government 0 120 3 2 125
General English Literature 0 98 10 3 111
Civil Engineering 0 73 24 8 105
Computer Engineering 0 39 43 15 97
Chemical Engineering 0 70 11 15 96
Human Services 0 96 0 0 96
Hospitality Management 0 79 13 0 92
Health Sciences & Services 0 78 10 0 88
Management Information Systems 0 87 0 0 87
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 84 3 0 87
Natural Resources Conservation 0 69 9 5 83
History 0 67 8 4 79
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 75 0 0 75
Educational Administration 0 32 21 17 70
International Business 0 39 30 0 69
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 64 3 0 67
Cognitive Science 0 65 0 0 65
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 58 58
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 57 0 57
Chemistry 0 27 11 17 55
General Agriculture 1 51 0 0 52
Electrical Engineering 0 51 0 0 51
International Relations & National Security 0 50 0 0 50
Mathematics 0 33 8 4 45
Fine & Studio Arts 0 29 10 6 45
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 21 17 5 43
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 25 17 0 42
Biomedical Engineering 0 35 4 2 41
Statistics 0 13 28 0 41
Special Education 0 0 40 0 40
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 40 0 0 40
Public Policy 0 37 1 0 38
Sociology 0 32 1 4 37
Public Administration 0 0 36 0 36
Design & Applied Arts 0 27 9 0 36
Music 0 22 13 0 35
Ethnic Studies 0 34 0 0 34
Wildlife Management 0 34 0 0 34
Romance Languages 0 30 1 0 31
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 24 5 0 29
Plant Sciences 0 15 8 5 28
Information Technology 0 0 27 0 27
Communication Sciences 0 0 26 0 26
Information Science 0 0 25 0 25
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 5 16 4 25
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 12 7 6 25
Animal Science 0 19 4 1 24
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 18 6 0 24
Physics 0 13 4 7 24
Environmental Engineering 0 23 0 0 23
Allied Health Professions 0 23 0 0 23
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 22 0 0 22
Applied Mathematics 0 11 6 5 22
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 21 0 0 21
Historic Preservation 0 7 10 2 19
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 18 0 0 18
Materials Sciences 0 0 9 8 17
Other Education 0 0 16 0 16
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 3 7 5 15
Area Studies 0 7 8 0 15
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 3 11 14
Teaching English or French 0 0 14 0 14
Anthropology 0 14 0 0 14
Food Science Technology 0 10 3 0 13
Human Resource Management 0 13 0 0 13
Philosophy 0 13 0 0 13
Geography & Cartography 0 6 5 2 13
Biotechnology 0 8 4 0 12
General Education 0 0 4 7 11
Nutrition Science 0 10 0 0 10
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 5 3 0 8
Urban Studies 0 0 0 8 8
Landscape Architecture 0 7 0 0 7
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 4 3 7
Classical Languages & Literature 0 7 0 0 7
Natural Resource Management 0 3 4 0 7
Zoology 0 3 2 1 6
East Asian Languages 0 6 0 0 6
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 6 0 6
Instructional Media Design 0 0 5 0 5
Homeland Security 0 0 5 0 5
Other Health Professions 0 4 0 0 4
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 3 0 1 4
Applied Statistics 0 0 3 0 3
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 2 0 0 2
Computational Science 0 0 2 0 2
Ocean Engineering 0 0 1 0 1
Germanic Languages 0 1 0 0 1
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 1 0 1
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 261 4,666 1,015 295 6,237

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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