by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Top Delaware Colleges ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 3 schools in Delaware, we came up with our list of those that offered the highest quality education. Our ranking methodology focuses on over 20 different objective factors - such as graduation rate, post graduate earnings, and a school's average expenditure per student - to make this determination.
We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location and field of study as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to veterans and returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head!
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2025 rankings named University of Delaware the best school in Delaware in terms of overall quality for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $72,950 during the early years of their career..
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Delaware.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $41,448 during the early years of their career..
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #3 on our 2025 Best Colleges in Delaware list.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Wilmington University make an average of $53,844 per year during the early years of their career.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
References
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