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Del State Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to find out how diverse the average college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the Del State diversity report below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Del State Student Population

How Many Students Attend Delaware State University?

Del State total enrollment is approximately 4,739 students. 3,617 are undergraduates and 519 are graduate students.

Del State Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Del State undergraduate population is made up of 69% women, and 31% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Del State Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	2,638
White	285
Hispanic	246
Multi-Ethnic	222
International	167
Unknown	33
Asian	18
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Del State Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 72% of full-time grad students are women, and 28% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Del State Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	289
White	86
International	44
Hispanic	32
Unknown	29
Multi-Ethnic	27
Asian	10
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Del State is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) with a principal mission of serving and educating the black community.

Del State Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Black or African American	3,243
White	468
Hispanic	309
Multi-Ethnic	272
International	220
Unknown	178
Asian	35
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	5

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Delaware State University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
Black or African American	552
White	248
Asian	72
Multi-Ethnic	14
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Del State.

Del State Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 3,245 female students and 1,494 male students at Del State.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Del State is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Del State faculty.

There are approximately 500 female teachers and 421 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Del State ranks 473 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

64.76% of Del State students come from out of state, and 3.33% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 25 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
New Jersey	133
New York	130
Maryland	116
Pennsylvania	76
District of Columbia	51

International Students at Del State

Students from 36 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, South Korea, and Jamaica.

Learn more about international students at Del State.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Del State, 67.53% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	1,580
20-21	1,359
22-24	646
25-29	213
35 and over	173
30-34	74
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Image Credit: By Smartyllama under License

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.