by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Top Delaware Colleges ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 3 schools in Delaware, we came up with our list of those that offered the highest quality education. Our ranking methodology focuses on over 20 different objective factors - such as graduation rate, post graduate earnings, and a school's average expenditure per student - to make this determination.
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Our 2025 rankings named University of Delaware the best school in Delaware in terms of overall quality for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UD make an average of $72,950 per year during the early years of their career.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. The school came in at #2 in Delaware on this year’s overall quality ranking.
Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from Delaware Tech go into careers with an average salary of $41,448 during the early years of their career.
Out of the 3 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #3 spot on the list.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1% During the early years of their career, graduates from Wilmington University make an average of $53,844 a year.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
References
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