by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at University of Delaware can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
Just what financial aid solutions can UD provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep scrolling to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from University of Delaware.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at University of Delaware, 94% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid (about 4260 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 91% | $13,302 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 82% | $11,778 |
| Federal Pell grants | 17% | $5,533 |
| State/local grants | 17% | $8,801 |
| Federal student loans | 54% | $5,271 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At this school, roughly 73% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $14,145 (across roughly 14420 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 73% | $14,145 |
| Federal Pell grants | 16% | $5,359 |
| Federal student loans | 50% | $6,316 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $13,153.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $9,886 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,803 |
| Over $75,000 | $23,456 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $17,799 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $16,931 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use UD’s official net price calculator: www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/financing-your-degree/net-price-calculator/.
The middle student in the debt distribution at UD owes $21,000 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $21,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,572 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $260.5/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at UD.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $10,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $30,528 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $19,231 |
| Middle income | $21,500 |
| High income | $21,256 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $20,621 |
| Continuing-generation students | $21,326 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $21,126 |
| Independent students | $19,000 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. UD.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at UD:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 44563 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $756,890,255 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 227 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $3,137,783 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $13,823 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 16 |
| Total DoD amount | $40,500 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,531 |
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