2024 Best Schools for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware

There are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Delaware Schools For The Money For Those Getting Aid ranking - to help you make that decision. This list is proof that you shouldn't avoid normally high-priced schools, since the actual price may be very affordable if you qualify for financial aid.

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After analyzing 3 schools in Delaware, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.

Our Methodology

To calculate the value of a school in our Best Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware ranking, we first consider its average net price, which is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.

To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.

Related Rankings

You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.

To get a better picture of the best value schools for your income range or for whether or not you'll receive aid, click on one of the tiles above. If you'd rather work on your degree in a specific area of the country, you might be interested in our rankings by place. In addition, we've put together a number of other college rankings that may help you in your search.

Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.

• Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware
• Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware
• Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware
• Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware

Best Value Schools (With Aid) in Delaware

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

1

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, Delaware

#2 Quality Rank in DE

$8,121 Average Net Price (With Aid)

39% Discount Rate

Our 2024 rankings named Delaware Technical Community College - Terry the best value (with aid) school in Delaware. This fairly large public school is located in Dover, Delaware.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Delaware. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $8,121.

Learn More About Value at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

2

Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware

#3 Quality Rank in DE

$13,780 Average Net Price (With Aid)

22% Discount Rate

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware.

Not only is Wilmington University a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Delaware for overall quality. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $13,780.

Learn More About Value at Wilmington University

3

University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

#1 Quality Rank in DE

$19,122 Average Net Price (With Aid)

34% Discount Rate

A rank of #3 on our Best Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware list means University of Delaware is a great place for students working on their degree. University of Delaware is a large public school located in Newark, Delaware.

Not only is University of Delaware a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Delaware for overall quality. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $19,122 a year.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.