University of Delaware Data & Information Overview

Want the scoop on University of Delaware? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors UD offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much 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 University of Delaware Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

University of Delaware was awarded 153 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is human services.

Overall Quality

UD landed the #87 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. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.

UD also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Delaware ranking.

See all of the rankings for University of Delaware.

Is It Hard to Get Into UD?

Acceptance Rate

University of Delaware has an acceptance rate of 63%, 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 UD.

Average Test Scores

About 70% of students accepted to UD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 670.

UD received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 29.

Learn more about University of Delaware admissions.

University of Delaware Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, University of Delaware is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of Delaware is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Delaware

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 91% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Delaware enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At UD the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 65%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

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

Good Overall Diversity at UD

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 19,956 undergraduates at UD with 18,355 being full-time and 1,601 being part-time.

UD 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 UD is 83.75 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 University of Delaware.

How Much Does University of Delaware Cost?

The overall average net price of UD is $16,127. 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 UD

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$10,397	$10,985	$13,139	$18,263	$22,995

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 UD, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UD, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $9,432 a year. That adds up to $37,728 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UD is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do UD Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from UD make around $57,000 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for UD students since it is 43% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

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

Location of University of Delaware

University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. UD is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for UD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	104 Hullihen Hall, Newark, DE 19716
Phone:	302-831-2000
Website:	www.udel.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/udelaware
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/UDelaware

University of Delaware Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 103 majors graduated from University of Delaware. Of these students, 5,120 received undergraduate degrees and 1,359 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
Finance & Financial Management	322	$58,900
Marketing	254	$47,300
Health & Physical Education	206	$31,200
Nursing	191	$68,200
Economics	182	$49,000
Teacher Education Grade Specific	177	$42,100
Child Development & Psychology	160	$31,000
Mechanical Engineering	159	$62,100
General Biology	145	$33,600
Criminology	138	$36,100

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

Online Learning at UD

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 2,697 students took at least one online class at University of Delaware. This is an increase from the 2,333 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	2,697	391
2016-2017	2,333	446
2015-2016	1,809	375
2014-2015	1,630	450
2013-2014	1,480	404

Learn more about online learning at University of Delaware.

Related Schools

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

• University of Alabama in Huntsville
• University of Maryland - College Park
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
• University of Rhode Island

Curious on how these schools stack up against UD? 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!

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

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.