by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Delaware Valley University was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is agriculture & agriculture operations.
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DelVal landed the #1,226 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 103 colleges in Pennsylvania, DelVal is ranked at #71.
Delaware Valley University has an acceptance rate of 95%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for DelVal.
About 19% of students accepted to DelVal submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 500 and 578.
The student to faculty ratio at Delaware Valley University is about average at 13 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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Delaware Valley University is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
Delaware Valley University has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. 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.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at DelVal for first-time, full-time students is 47%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,841 undergraduates at DelVal with 1,591 being full-time and 250 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,211 | $22,536 | $26,324 | $28,424 | $32,892 |
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 DelVal, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 DelVal, approximately 97% of students took out student loans averaging $10,362 a year. That adds up to $41,448 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for DelVal are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 700 E Butler Ave, Doylestown, PA 18901-2697 |
| Phone: | 215-345-1500 |
| Website: | www.delval.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 90 | $36,232 |
| Animal Science | 71 | $38,378 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 45 | $29,383 |
| Educational Administration | 36 | NA |
| Wildlife Management | 34 | $28,178 |
| General Biology | 33 | $40,692 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 26 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 23 | $47,802 |
| Agricultural Production | 17 | $28,814 |
| Culinary Arts | 17 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 925 students took at least one online class at Delaware Valley University. This is an increase from the 660 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 925 | 165 |
| 2021-2022 | 660 | 141 |
| 2020-2021 | 668 | 136 |
| 2018-2019 | 577 | 110 |
Learn more about online learning at Delaware Valley 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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