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2024 Best Colleges in Delaware

4 Colleges
$48,906 Avg Salary*
37% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When 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.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Delaware to determine which were the best in terms of overall quality. 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.

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Top Colleges in Delaware

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

University of Delaware tops this year’s ranking as the best school in Delaware for overall quality. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6,312 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergradutates.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. During the early years of their career, graduates from UD make an average of $67,298 a year.

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2

A rank of #2 on our Best Colleges in Delaware list means Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Dover, Delaware, the fairly large public school handed out 1,953 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from Delaware Tech go into careers with an average salary of $37,143 during the early years of their career.

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Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware

Out of the 4 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New Castle, Delaware, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,857 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Wilmington University make an average of $48,187 per year during the early years of their career.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Delaware State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Delaware. Located in Dover, Delaware, the medium-sized public school handed out 776 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Del State is $42,994 during the early years of their career.

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*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

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