Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 47%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 800–1020
- Undergraduates
- 4,398
- Setting
- City: Small
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 800–1020
- Reading and Writing
- 420–520
- Math
- 380–500
- Average total
- 940
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 20–24
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (302) 857-6060
Cost
- Tuition, in-state
- $11,214per year
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $21,204per year
- Average net price
- $19,832What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $51,864
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Show all 61 programs
- Agriculture, General · bachelor, master
- Agricultural Business and Management · bachelor
- Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs · bachelor
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor, master
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy · bachelor, master
- Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management · bachelor
- Area Studies · bachelor
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Journalism · bachelor
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · bachelor
- Computer Science · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Education, General · bachelor, master
- Educational Administration and Supervision · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor, master
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Engineering Physics · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General · bachelor, master
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies · bachelor
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services · bachelor, master
- Apparel and Textiles · bachelor
- Law · bachelor
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other · bachelor
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate, bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor, master
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor, master
- Applied Mathematics · bachelor, doctoral
- Historic Preservation and Conservation · bachelor, master
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor, master
- Chemistry · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Physics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians · bachelor
- Psychology, General · associate, bachelor
- Public Administration · bachelor, master
- Social Work · bachelor, master
- Criminology · bachelor, master
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor
- Air Transportation · bachelor
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Music · bachelor
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management · bachelor
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other · bachelor
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · bachelor, master
- Public Health · bachelor
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · bachelor, master
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor, master
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master
- Accounting and Related Services · bachelor
- Business/Managerial Economics · bachelor
- Finance and Financial Management Services · bachelor
- Hospitality Administration/Management · bachelor
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · bachelor
- Marketing · bachelor
- History · bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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