Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Small

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $19,832. 42% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $51,864 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $25,000.

Average net price
$19,832
per year Verified data
Completion rate
42%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$51,864
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$25,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$11,214
Out-of-state tuition and fees$21,204
Average cost of attendance$33,669
Books and supplies$1,148
Room and board, on campus$14,314
Average net price, all aided students$19,832
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$17,525
Average net price, family income over $110,000$24,795

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
47%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
800 to 1020
ACT composite range, middle 50%
20 to 24
Undergraduate enrollment
4,398
Graduate enrollment
746
Students receiving Pell grants
49%
Student to faculty ratio
17 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time42%
Completion within normal time32%
First-year retention (full-time)70%
Median federal debt, graduates$25,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$284
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$40,991
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry62%
1 year after completion$43,278
4 years after completion$56,957
6 years after entry$41,178
8 years after entry$48,034
10 years after entry$51,864
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $51,864; the middle half earned $34,862 to $74,022. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Delaware State University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

95 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (61)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Agriculture, General
CIP 01.00 · Some credentials fully online
19$36,333$23,545
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs
CIP 01.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Air Transportation
CIP 49.01 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Apparel and Textiles
CIP 19.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CIP 50.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · Some credentials fully online
54Suppressed for privacy$22,191
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
CIP 41.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
57$46,101$25,000
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
33$33,553$26,000
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
20$75,781Suppressed for privacy
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · No credentials fully online
33$41,193$25,000
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Physics
CIP 14.12 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies
CIP 19.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
CIP 03.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Historic Preservation and Conservation
CIP 30.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Law
CIP 22.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Professions and Studies, Other
CIP 22.99 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
70$41,656$27,375
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacy$24,750
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online
47$36,607$25,000
Public Administration
CIP 44.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · Some credentials fully online
27$43,745$26,427
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
42$85,287$27,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
23$39,751$26,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
56$34,982$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
14$45,724$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
CIP 50.99 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (24)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Agriculture, General
CIP 01.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Historic Preservation and Conservation
CIP 30.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
12$76,934Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
66$63,018Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
36Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
CIP 26.15 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 130934, OPEID 001428. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.