Wilmington University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 700,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,545
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 52%
From Region 30%
Athletes 314 (10.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 46%
Black 21%
Hispanic 15%
Mixed 6%
International 6%
Asian 3%
Native American 1%

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
Wilmington University 1,571 39% 55% 4% 18% 13% 3% $70,206 44 -0.44 82 95% 5.2%
Computer Game Programming 14 — 93% 43% 0% 21% 21% 7% $43,969 5 -1.52 30 95% — — — —
Computer Graphics 42 — 29% 64% 5% 5% 12% 2% $51,806 8 -1.23 51 92% 4.5% — — —
Computer Science 152 — 76% 52% 4% 11% 18% 7% $107,381 33 -0.51 98 — — — — —
Computer Software and Media Applications 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,806 8 -1.23 51 92% 4.5% — — —
Cybersecurity 134 — 68% 49% 10% 19% 10% 2% $81,879 24 -0.62 90 96% 4.6% — — —
Information Technology 6 — 33% 50% 17% 17% 17% 0% $85,749 26 -0.61 92 — — — — —
Information Technology Management 20 — 80% 40% 20% 0% 10% 10% $81,879 19 -0.80 90 95% 4.6% — — —
Web Design 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,806 8 -1.23 51 92% 4.5% — — —
Biology 10 — 30% 20% 20% 40% 20% 0% $65,484 46 -0.11 77 — — — — —
Biotechnology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,237 46 -0.11 82 — — — — —
Environmental Science 19 — 42% 74% 0% 5% 11% 0% $69,285 91 +1.34 81 — — — — —
Health Sciences 101 — 17% 50% 7% 19% 17% 1% $63,108 34 -0.37 74 97% 4.1% — — —
Nursing 89 — 18% 62% 3% 21% 7% 2% $98,999 79 +0.67 97 98% 2.2% — — —
Accounting 51 — 39% 49% 6% 12% 24% 2% $66,155 7 -1.35 78 96% 5.5% — — —
Accounting and Finance 28 — 50% 71% 7% 4% 14% 4% $66,155 7 -1.35 78 96% 5.5% — — —
Business Administration 143 — 45% 58% 1% 22% 11% 2% $72,330 50 -0.27 84 99% 5.9% — — —
Business Analytics 18 — 39% 17% 11% 17% 22% 11% $75,101 13 -0.99 86 — — — — —
Digital Marketing 9 — 44% 78% 0% 0% 11% 11% $69,399 24 -0.64 81 97% 5.3% — — —
Finance 46 — 59% 37% 9% 20% 24% 0% $74,637 10 -0.84 86 93% 4.6% — — —
Human Resources Management 71 — 15% 55% 3% 21% 14% 0% $63,660 14 -0.89 74 94% 4.8% — — —
Marketing 32 — 47% 75% 12% 6% 3% 0% $69,399 24 -0.64 81 97% 5.3% — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies 13 — 46% 38% 0% 38% 8% 0% $63,660 14 -0.89 74 94% 4.8% — — —
Organizational Leadership 68 — 28% 44% 0% 32% 9% 3% $72,330 40 -0.26 84 99% 5.9% — — —
Sports Management 11 — 73% 64% 0% 0% 9% 9% $58,665 43 -0.28 66 — — — — —
General Education 55 — 35% 56% 0% 20% 15% 5% $50,907 20 -0.61 49 83% 6.2% — — —
Journalism 9 — 44% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $58,674 35 -0.41 66 — — — — —
Political Science 11 — 64% 45% 9% 9% 9% 9% $59,175 14 -0.96 67 — — — — —
Psychology 100 — 22% 59% 5% 17% 15% 1% $50,808 27 -0.65 49 95% 6.9% — — —
Social Sciences 110 — 19% 50% 1% 28% 15% 1% $57,405 58 +0.05 64 — — — — —
Strategic Communication 8 — 0% 75% 0% 12% 0% 12% $55,101 5 -1.51 59 — 8.5% — — —
Early Childhood Education 14 — 0% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $53,093 60 +0.12 54 94% 5.6% — — —
Education 30 — 10% 50% 0% 33% 10% 0% $46,312 12 -1.03 37 90% 7.5% — — —
Elementary Education 44 — 11% 73% 0% 5% 14% 0% $53,093 60 +0.12 54 94% 5.6% — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,739 42 -0.29 58 — — — — —
Science Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $54,791 42 -0.28 59 — — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education 4 — 75% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $53,883 47 -0.27 56 — — — — —
Technical Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,269 36 -0.33 52 — — — — —
Animation 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $52,390 48 -0.22 53 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 10 — 20% 50% 10% 0% 20% 10% $55,847 38 -0.33 61 — — — — —
Digital Communication 13 — 69% 46% 8% 23% 8% 0% $52,861 51 -0.19 54 — — — — —
Photography 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,505 24 -0.55 40 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 56 — 38% 55% 4% 18% 9% 2% $59,585 52 -0.04 68 95% 5.3% — — —
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 14 — 36% 79% 0% 14% 0% 0% $59,439 50 -0.06 68 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $13,514
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 61%
4-Year Graduation Rate 12%
6-Year Graduation Rate 20%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

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 31.2% 490 40% 53% 4% 19% 14% 2% $69,615 24 -0.66 81 97% 5.4%
Computer Science 23.7% 372 67% 52% 7% 13% 14% 5% $87,216 13 -0.70 93 95% 4.6%
Social Sciences 15.1% 238 23% 56% 3% 21% 13% 2% $54,686 33 -0.36 58 95% 7.0%
Health Sciences 12.1% 190 17% 55% 5% 20% 12% 2% $79,920 62 +0.12 89 98% 3.2%
Education 6.2% 98 14% 68% 0% 15% 10% 0% $51,101 31 -0.27 49 93% 6.2%
Professional 4.5% 70 37% 60% 3% 17% 7% 1% $59,556 25 -0.05 68 95% 5.3%
Humanities 3.5% 55 35% 56% 0% 20% 15% 5% $50,907 25 -0.61 49 83% 6.2%
Arts 1.7% 27 52% 48% 7% 11% 15% 4% $53,716 60 -0.26 56 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 19 42% 74% 0% 5% 11% 0% $69,285 88 +1.34 81 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 0.8% 12 33% 33% 17% 33% 17% 0% $66,276 43 -0.11 78 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences — — — — 62 #29 — —
Education — — — — 54 #52 — —
Business & Economics — — — — 52 #8 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 14 #211 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 182 #118 — —

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 D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 50 $408K $471K -$62K
Lacrosse 44 $446K $431K $14K
Soccer 39 $339K $363K -$23K
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $201K $196K $5K
Basketball 17 $310K $314K -$3K
Cross Country 11 $141K $115K $26K
Golf 7 $249K $257K -$8K
Total 183 $2.1M $2.2M -$53K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 26 $336K $313K $22K
Lacrosse 23 $234K $259K -$24K
Track & Field (outdoor) 22 $184K $183K $1K
Softball 21 $348K $338K $9K
Volleyball 16 $276K $271K $4K
Basketball 13 $263K $203K $59K
Cross Country 9 $115K $94K $21K
Bowling 7 $158K $165K -$7K
Tennis 7 $185K $205K -$19K
Total 131 $2.1M $2.0M $68K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 67 $680K $691K -$10K
Soccer 65 $675K $677K -$1K
Baseball 50 $408K $471K -$62K
Track & Field (outdoor) 47 $386K $379K $6K
Basketball 30 $573K $517K $55K
Softball 21 $348K $338K $9K
Cross Country 20 $256K $209K $47K
Volleyball 16 $276K $271K $4K
Bowling 7 $158K $165K -$7K
Golf 7 $249K $257K -$8K
Tennis 7 $185K $205K -$19K
Total 314 $7.3M $7.3M $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 No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

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.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional