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Delaware State University was awarded 13 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & physical education.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Del State is ranked #1,409 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Delaware State University has an acceptance rate of 55%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Del State.
About 35% 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 530. Math scores were between 410 and 530.
The student to faculty ratio at Delaware State University is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Delaware State University is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Delaware State University has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Del State have a four-year graduation rate of 34%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Delaware State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,131 undergraduates at Del State with 3,617 being full-time and 514 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,907 | $12,077 | $14,018 | $14,843 | $14,352 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Del State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Del State, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $8,079 a year. That adds up to $32,316 over four years for those students.
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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 |
| Website: | www.desu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work | 137 | $33,413 |
| Health & Physical Education | 89 | $25,704 |
| Nursing | 72 | $84,049 |
| Business Administration & Management | 63 | $44,022 |
| General Psychology | 59 | $27,012 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 51 | $30,098 |
| Criminology | 43 | $30,710 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 36 | $35,998 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 35 | NA |
| Public Health | 32 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 4,469 students took at least one online class at Delaware State University. This is an increase from the 3,568 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,469 | 655 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,568 | 406 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,103 | 312 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,449 | 5 |
Learn more about online learning at Delaware State University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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