by our College Data Analytics TeamDel State earned 10 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #32 of 708 in Most Focused for Social Work, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
Delaware State University holds 10 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 2 |
| Top 10% | 5 |
| Top 15% | 3 |
| Total | 10 |
Delaware State University is best known for Health Professions: 2 of its 10 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Social Work, Linguistics & Literature and Public Health.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Middle Atlantic) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Delaware) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Physics | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics & Literature | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Delaware State University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #43 of 97 in Bowling (top 45%).
Delaware State University earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #49 of 172 in Most Popular Online for Public Health (top 29%).
Delaware State University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,154 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 24%).
These rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. Delaware State University appears in 186 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
More about our data sources and methodologies.