Delaware Valley University Data & Information Overview

This overview covers the essential stats on Delaware Valley University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Delaware Valley University Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Delaware Valley University was awarded 18 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is agriculture and agriculture operations.

Overall Quality

DelVal landed the #1,005 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

DelVal also holds the #100 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.

See all of the rankings for Delaware Valley University.

Is It Hard to Get Into DelVal?

Acceptance Rate

Delaware Valley University has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for DelVal.

Average Test Scores

About 82% of students accepted to DelVal submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 595. Math scores were between 480 and 570.

DelVal received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 25.

Learn more about Delaware Valley University admissions.

Delaware Valley University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Delaware Valley University is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Delaware Valley University is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Delaware Valley University

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Delaware Valley University is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At DelVal the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 50%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Delaware Valley University.

Good Overall Diversity at DelVal

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,992 undergraduates at DelVal with 1,756 being full-time and 236 being part-time.

DelVal Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

The overall diversity score for DelVal is 61.37 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at Delaware Valley University.

How Much Does Delaware Valley University Cost?

The overall average net price of DelVal is $28,393. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for DelVal

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$23,017	$23,995	$25,490	$30,326	$33,152

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of DelVal, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DelVal, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $9,551 a year. That adds up to $38,204 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DelVal is 8.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Get more details about paying for Delaware Valley University.

How Much Money Do DelVal Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from DelVal make about $42,100 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

See which majors at Delaware Valley University make the most money.

Location of Delaware Valley University

Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Delaware Valley University is a private not-for-profit institution. DelVal is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for DelVal are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 E Butler Ave, Doylestown, PA 18901-2697
Phone:	215-345-1500
Website:	www.delval.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/delval
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/DelValCollege

Delaware Valley University Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 28 majors graduated from Delaware Valley University. Of these students, 441 received undergraduate degrees and 110 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management	83	$34,400
Animal Science	82	$31,000
Wildlife Management	36	$21,100
General Biology	35	$27,000
Agricultural Production	35	NA
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	28	NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections	22	NA
Plant Sciences	17	NA
Agricultural Economics & Business	16	NA
Horticulture	13	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Delaware Valley University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at DelVal

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 577 students took at least one online class at Delaware Valley University. This is an increase from the 548 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	577	110
2016-2017	548	109
2015-2016	424	78
2014-2015	326	83
2013-2014	302	102

Learn more about online learning at Delaware Valley University.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Delaware Valley University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus
• New York Institute of Technology
• Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
• Robert Morris University
• Seton Hill University

Curious on how these schools stack up against DelVal? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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