2024 Best Schools for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware for Bachelor's Degrees

There are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard. Due to the amount of income-based financial aid available, many 'high-priced' schools are more affordable than you think.

In This Year's Value Report:

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Choosing the Best School for You

We analyzed 3 schools across Delaware to determine which have the best value Bachelor's Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.

Our Methodology

The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware ranking is to look at the school's average net price - the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.

To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.

Additional Rankings

You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.

To get a better picture of the best value schools for your income range or for whether or not you'll receive aid, click on one of the tiles above. Are you more interested in the best value schools in your area? Try narrowing this list by location. In addition, we've put together a number of other college rankings that may help you in your search.

Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.

• Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware
• Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware
• Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Delaware

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools (With Aid) in Delaware

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

1

University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

#1 Quality Rank in DE

$19,122 Average Net Price (With Aid)

34% Discount Rate

University of Delaware tops this year’s ranking as the best value (with aid) school for bachelor’s degrees in Delaware for overall quality. University of Delaware is a large public school located in Newark, Delaware.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Delaware is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Delaware. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $19,122 a year.

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2

Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware

#2 Quality Rank in DE

$13,780 Average Net Price (With Aid)

22% Discount Rate

Out of the 3 bachelor’s degree schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware.

Wilmington University has the honor of being ranked #2 in Delaware for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $13,780 a year.

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3

Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware

#4 Quality Rank in DE

$11,610 Average Net Price (With Aid)

46% Discount Rate

Out of the 3 bachelor’s degree schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Del State is a public institution located in Dover, Delaware.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Delaware State University is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Delaware. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $11,610.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.