University of Delaware

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,610 (50%)
Days Without Precipitation 251 (59%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,000 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,683
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 35%
From Region 43%
Athletes 627 (3.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Hispanic 11%
Black 7%
Asian 6%
Mixed 5%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Biden School of Public Policy and Administration 77 10% 70% 5% 8% 6% 3% $65,572 30 +0.59 56 95%
Human Services 50 +1 4% 72% 2% 8% 6% 4% $59,206 85 +0.70 39 96% — — — —
Public Policy 27 +10 22% 67% 11% 7% 7% 0% $77,363 71 +0.38 77 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 136 24% 69% 7% 7% 10% 1% $64,458 24 +0.77 53 94%
Agricultural Business and Management 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,723 70 +0.60 80 100% — — — —
Agriculture 12 — 50% 83% 8% 0% 8% 0% $55,840 23 -0.52 30 89% — — — —
Animal Sciences 25 +1 8% 48% 8% 12% 24% 0% $57,735 64 +0.33 35 89% — — — —
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services 3 — 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $59,299 44 -0.20 40 — — — — —
Food Science 12 — 42% 67% 8% 8% 8% 8% $65,133 54 +0.11 55 — — — — —
Plant Science 16 — 44% 81% 6% 0% 12% 0% $56,635 28 -0.45 32 100% — — — —
Pre-Veterinary Studies 65 — 14% 72% 5% 8% 6% 0% $69,924 95 +1.65 65 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 1,709 33% 67% 5% 7% 11% 3% $73,445 53 +0.79 71 97%
Game and Interactive Media Design 17 +3 82% 59% 6% 6% 12% 12% $83,043 51 -0.03 83 94% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 8 +2 75% 62% 12% 0% 0% 25% $96,675 40 -0.38 92 — — — — —
Astronomy 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,327 18 -0.74 71 — — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 6 +1 50% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $69,112 71 +0.36 64 — — — — —
Chemistry 18 — 56% 50% 6% 6% 17% 11% $88,417 96 +1.63 87 98% — — — —
Materials Science 15 — 47% 27% 13% 20% 0% 27% $81,426 89 +0.95 81 — — — — —
Mathematics 23 +2 48% 70% 9% 0% 0% 17% $77,348 48 -0.30 77 91% — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $72,423 16 -0.80 70 100% — — — —
Physics 12 +1 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $72,423 16 -0.80 70 100% — — — —
Statistics 8 +1 62% 62% 0% 12% 0% 25% $97,093 40 -0.37 92 — — — — —
Biochemistry 15 — 53% 67% 13% 0% 0% 0% $73,805 62 +0.21 72 96% — — — —
Biology 151 +1 34% 56% 13% 11% 11% 3% $79,485 95 +1.51 79 99% — — — —
Biotechnology 10 — 30% 60% 30% 0% 10% 0% $113,813 100 +3.77 98 — — — — —
Computational Biology 4 — 0% 50% 25% 25% 0% 0% $88,809 97 +1.54 87 — — — — —
Neuroscience 55 +3 24% 65% 7% 5% 13% 2% $67,763 47 +0.07 61 93% — — — —
Entomology 3 +7 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,530 85 +0.74 46 — — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 20 — 40% 40% 15% 5% 20% 0% $66,208 60 +0.21 57 100% — — — —
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 29 +2 24% 83% 3% 0% 3% 0% $53,499 48 -0.13 24 90% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 8 — 12% 62% 0% 12% 12% 12% $69,773 76 +0.55 65 — — — — —
Business Analytics 49 +26 57% 59% 10% 8% 4% 12% $94,166 56 +0.10 90 — — — — —
Economics 29 +6 86% 69% 10% 10% 3% 7% $95,557 59 -0.09 91 98% — — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,557 59 -0.09 91 98% — — — —
Economics 35 +3 77% 63% 3% 6% 9% 17% $95,557 59 -0.09 91 98% — — — —
African-American Studies 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,303 42 -0.31 29 98% — — — —
Ancient Greek 4 +1 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $74,908 94 +1.50 74 — — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 5 +7 20% 0% 0% 20% 60% 0% $55,573 44 -0.29 29 — — — — —
Chinese 2 +1 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $73,819 94 +1.41 72 — — — — —
English 50 +9 34% 68% 6% 8% 10% 0% $58,423 81 +0.73 37 97% — — — —
Foreign Languages 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $73,582 94 +1.39 72 — — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,149 97 +1.88 79 87% — — — —
German — +1 — — — — — — $74,672 94 +1.48 73 — — — — —
History 40 +6 62% 85% 2% 5% 2% 2% $62,444 83 +0.54 48 94% — — — —
Italian 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,149 97 +1.88 79 87% — — — —
Japanese 1 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,391 94 +1.46 73 — — — — —
Linguistics 6 +2 50% 50% 17% 17% 17% 0% $60,938 63 +0.26 44 93% — — — —
Philosophy 12 +7 50% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $61,232 56 -0.01 45 — — — — —
Russian 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,956 94 +1.51 74 — — — — —
Spanish 10 +5 30% 50% 0% 20% 20% 0% $79,149 97 +1.88 79 87% — — — —
Women's Studies 5 +14 0% 40% 0% 20% 0% 0% $55,303 49 -0.12 29 98% — — — —
Anthropology 14 +2 14% 71% 0% 7% 14% 0% $57,604 60 +0.07 35 — — — — —
Anthropology — — — — — — — — $57,604 60 +0.07 35 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 70 +1 7% 70% 10% 4% 4% 3% $72,595 32 -0.43 70 99% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $70,038 83 +0.91 65 — — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 3 +1 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $71,449 50 -0.07 68 — — — — —
International Affairs 28 +7 25% 71% 0% 7% 14% 4% $61,307 22 -0.60 45 94% — — — —
Political Science 76 +17 45% 71% 0% 5% 12% 1% $77,816 72 +0.41 77 97% — — — —
Political Science 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $77,816 72 +0.41 77 97% — — — —
Research & Experimental Psychology 221 +23 20% 65% 4% 5% 14% 3% $64,271 68 +0.32 53 97% — — — —
Sociology 23 +16 17% 48% 0% 39% 9% 0% $66,335 91 +0.86 58 97% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 253 +9 33% 72% 2% 9% 12% 1% $80,997 96 +1.78 81 98% — — — —
English Education 10 — 10% 70% 0% 0% 30% 0% $61,834 83 +0.90 46 96% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 73 +6 8% 81% 1% 1% 8% 7% $79,905 96 +1.81 80 98% — — — —
Art 5 — 20% 40% 20% 20% 20% 0% $41,767 27 -0.54 5 80% — — — —
Art History 4 +2 50% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $41,767 17 -0.78 5 80% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 19 — 16% 68% 11% 11% 0% 5% $83,043 98 +1.79 83 94% — — — —
Fashion Design 22 — 5% 77% 9% 0% 14% 0% $83,043 99 +2.12 83 94% — — — —
Fine Arts 22 — 14% 73% 5% 9% 5% 5% $41,767 27 -0.54 5 80% — — — —
Historic Preservation and Conservation 12 — 0% 50% 17% 8% 8% 8% $72,015 73 +0.45 69 — — — — —
Jazz/Jazz Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,791 53 +0.11 12 100% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 10 — 40% 70% 10% 10% 0% 0% $58,146 11 -1.14 36 — — — — —
Music — +1 — — — — — — $47,791 53 +0.11 12 100% — — — —
Music 9 — 56% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $47,791 53 +0.11 12 100% — — — —
Music Education 24 — 21% 79% 0% 0% 12% 0% $61,834 98 +1.62 46 96% — — — —
Music History, Literature, and Theory 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,665 66 +0.42 17 — — — — —
Music Performance 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,791 53 +0.11 12 100% — — — —
Voice and Opera — — — — — — — — $47,791 53 +0.11 12 100% — — — —
Criminology 135 +15 31% 69% 1% 8% 14% 0% $69,403 92 +1.31 64 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment 108 31% 81% 1% 2% 9% 2% $54,731 3 -0.56 27 95%
Geosciences 7 — 29% 57% 0% 0% 14% 29% $68,086 65 +0.27 62 — — — — —
Environmental Science 32 +1 31% 88% 3% 0% 3% 0% $59,631 58 +0.12 41 99% — — — —
Environmental Studies 20 +1 35% 85% 0% 5% 10% 0% $59,631 58 +0.12 41 99% — — — —
Natural Resources Conservation and Research 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,631 44 -0.15 41 99% — — — —
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 46 +1 28% 80% 0% 2% 11% 0% $46,841 3 -1.49 11 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Human Development 293 13% 77% 3% 4% 11% 0% $61,854 15 +1.21 46 99%
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,834 79 +0.39 46 96% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,834 79 +0.39 46 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 38 — 0% 71% 0% 5% 21% 0% $60,157 92 +1.17 42 99% — — — —
Earth Science Teacher Education 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $61,834 79 +0.39 46 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 181 — 4% 83% 1% 3% 9% 0% $60,157 92 +1.17 42 99% — — — —
French Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $61,834 83 +0.90 46 96% — — — —
General Education 17 +2 41% 41% 29% 6% 0% 6% $67,706 94 +1.48 61 100% — — — —
Geography Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $61,834 86 +1.05 46 96% — — — —
History Teacher Education 16 +1 31% 75% 6% 0% 12% 0% $61,834 86 +1.05 46 96% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 11 — 18% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $61,834 79 +0.39 46 96% — — — —
Physics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $61,834 79 +0.39 46 96% — — — —
Psychology Teacher Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $61,834 60 +0.11 46 96% — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $61,834 86 +1.05 46 96% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $61,834 86 +1.05 46 96% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $61,834 83 +0.90 46 96% — — — —
Urban Education and Leadership 23 — 65% 70% 4% 17% 4% 0% $73,720 98 +2.19 72 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 529 71% 59% 12% 5% 9% 6% $107,703 97 -0.12 96 98%
Biomedical Engineering 41 — 37% 61% 17% 7% 5% 5% $106,566 78 +0.67 96 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 71 — 59% 56% 18% 4% 1% 8% $104,787 50 -0.08 95 97% — — — —
Civil Engineering 46 — 80% 74% 4% 4% 7% 7% $87,411 20 -0.70 86 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 21 — 90% 48% 19% 19% 14% 0% $111,317 46 -0.27 97 100% — — — —
Construction Engineering 17 — 94% 82% 0% 0% 6% 6% $110,680 100 +2.62 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 38 — 87% 58% 3% 3% 13% 5% $104,146 23 -0.61 95 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 21 — 24% 95% 0% 0% 0% 5% $78,975 17 -0.89 79 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 123 — 83% 67% 4% 2% 13% 6% $94,314 25 -0.61 91 98% — — — —
Computer Science 151 +9 70% 42% 21% 8% 12% 8% $130,526 67 +0.16 99 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 540 15% 72% 5% 8% 9% 1% $85,624 83 +0.80 85 99% 4.1%
Physiology 34 — 29% 56% 21% 9% 9% 0% $79,528 85 +0.90 79 — — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 36 — 6% 83% 3% 3% 3% 3% $68,005 68 +0.38 61 97% — — — —
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 50 — 36% 62% 4% 16% 10% 4% $70,373 19 -0.76 66 100% — — — —
Behavioral Aspects of Health 6 — 17% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $71,179 64 +0.19 67 98% — — — —
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 11 — 0% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $83,668 92 +1.04 83 100% — — — —
Integrated Health Sciences 94 — 15% 72% 6% 9% 7% 1% $100,209 98 +2.17 94 100% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 18 — 22% 44% 17% 17% 22% 0% $80,930 72 +0.29 81 100% — — — —
Nursing 159 — 5% 77% 3% 5% 7% 1% $100,297 82 +0.80 94 100% 4.1% — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 132 — 17% 71% 3% 8% 14% 1% $71,179 77 +0.56 67 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lerner College of Business and Economics 1,162 54% 65% 4% 3% 8% 15% $99,456 94 +1.20 93 98%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 154 — 36% 73% 3% 4% 14% 0% $83,034 99 +2.48 83 98% — — — —
Accounting 71 +8 52% 77% 8% 4% 4% 0% $112,145 94 +1.62 97 99% — — — —
Actuarial Science 7 — 86% 57% 0% 0% 0% 43% $98,705 55 +0.14 93 100% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 65 +24 55% 65% 6% 5% 6% 12% $96,621 87 +0.99 92 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 31 — 58% 71% 3% 13% 10% 0% $97,837 89 +0.98 92 95% — — — —
Finance 297 +39 73% 60% 4% 5% 9% 20% $111,460 79 +0.43 97 99% — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 20 +31 65% 90% 5% 0% 5% 0% $111,460 79 +0.43 97 99% — — — —
Hospitality Administration/Management 38 — 39% 68% 13% 5% 11% 0% $74,334 94 +1.24 73 96% — — — —
Human Resources Management 18 — 28% 67% 0% 11% 17% 0% $74,627 49 -0.10 73 — — — — —
International Business 33 +1 24% 70% 9% 0% 15% 6% $93,818 74 +0.45 90 92% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 88 +16 66% 36% 3% 1% 3% 53% $114,953 92 +1.29 98 100% — — — —
Marketing 189 +35 29% 74% 3% 2% 11% 4% $98,195 95 +1.60 93 97% — — — —
Operations Management 74 +25 51% 36% 1% 1% 0% 59% $96,621 63 +0.24 92 100% — — — —
Sports Management 77 +2 84% 87% 0% 0% 4% 6% $83,034 99 +2.30 83 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $17,661
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $44,044
Est. In-State Cost $22,846
Est. Out-of-State Cost $56,975
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 81%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 24.7% 1,124 58% 64% 4% 4% 7% 17% $101,244 86 +0.90 94 98% —
Social Sciences 17.9% 817 25% 69% 3% 7% 12% 2% $70,447 87 +0.62 66 97% —
Health Sciences 13.7% 624 20% 72% 4% 7% 11% 1% $86,334 80 +1.23 85 99% 4.1%
Engineering 8.3% 378 71% 66% 8% 4% 8% 6% $98,587 35 -0.23 93 98% —
Education 6.7% 303 13% 77% 3% 4% 11% 0% $61,854 88 +1.20 46 99% —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.2% 284 24% 73% 5% 5% 8% 1% $63,147 62 +0.46 50 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 269 32% 59% 14% 9% 10% 2% $78,192 92 +1.15 78 97% —
Arts 4.5% 206 17% 75% 5% 5% 8% 4% $68,845 96 +1.11 63 94% —
Computer Science 3.7% 168 71% 44% 20% 8% 12% 8% $125,721 71 +0.14 99 97% —
Humanities 3.2% 145 41% 66% 6% 8% 13% 1% $62,623 84 +0.67 48 95% —
Professional 3.0% 135 31% 69% 1% 8% 14% 0% $69,403 53 +1.31 64 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 101 55% 60% 6% 6% 7% 16% $81,146 53 +0.22 81 95% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $174M #25 58% $2.2M 90 #38 493 67
Physical Sciences & Math $99.7M #32 55% $1.6M 54 #61 482 56
Humanities & Social Sciences $57.0M #32 25% $0.0M 58 #89 182 4
Health Sciences $35.5M #86 54% $0.0M 8 #154 15 4
Agriculture & Food Science $34.7M #42 30% $0.3M 11 #46 69 22
Life & Natural Sciences $21.1M #126 53% $0 29 #82 220 8
Computer Science $13.7M #68 37% $0.4M 14 #71 110 1
Education $10.3M #54 62% $0.1M 24 #172 — —
Business & Economics $5.3M #98 33% $0 10 #131 46 —
Total $452M #69 50% $4.6M 298 #76 1,617 162

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 110 $10.1M $10.1M $0
Lacrosse 52 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Baseball 38 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $728K $728K $0
Soccer 29 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 15 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Tennis 13 $530K $530K $0
Golf 11 $511K $511K $0
Total 299 $20.2M $20.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 60 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 49 $663K $663K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 48 $572K $572K $0
Lacrosse 41 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 34 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 29 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Soccer 28 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Field Hockey 24 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 24 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Cross Country 22 $393K $393K $0
Volleyball 21 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 11 $926K $926K $0
Golf 7 $782K $782K $0
Total 328 $16.4M $16.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 110 $10.1M $10.1M $0
Lacrosse 93 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 65 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Rowing 60 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Soccer 57 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 49 $663K $663K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 48 $572K $572K $0
Basketball 44 $6.0M $6.0M $0
Baseball 38 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Field Hockey 24 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 24 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Tennis 24 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Cross Country 22 $393K $393K $0
Volleyball 21 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Golf 18 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Total 627 $65.5M $65.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 71% 71% 71%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 1190 – 1370
SAT Math Range 590 – 680
SAT RW Range 600 – 690