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Located in Newark, Delaware, University of Delaware is a public institution. Newark is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

$42,771 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
72% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Delaware?

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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

How Do I Get Into UD?

You can apply to UD online at: https://www.commonapp.org/explore/university-delaware

Admission Requirements for UD

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UD?

72% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at University of Delaware is 72%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% 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 585 and 670. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Delaware  ( 585 to 670 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Delaware  ( 570 to 670 )
200
800
UD received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 25 and 30. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

ACT English Scores for University of Delaware  ( 25 to 33 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Delaware  ( 25 to 30 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Delaware  ( 26 to 31 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Delaware?

$42,771 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
0.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UD is $42,771. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 48% of students took out student loans averaging $8,427 a year. That adds up to $33,708 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UD is 0.9%. 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.

University of Delaware Undergraduate Student Diversity

18,006 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 19,410 undergraduate students at UD, with 18,006 being full-time and 1,404 being part-time.

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There are also 4,586 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,006 full-time undergraduates at UD, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Delaware students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 960
Black or African American 1,099
Hispanic or Latino 1,698
White 12,328
International Students 802
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,119

Geographic Diversity

Delaware students aren't the only ones who study at University of Delaware. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 97 countries are represented at UD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at University of Delaware

2,082 Took All Classes Online
15,748 Took At Least One Class Online
1,185.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 15,748 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UD has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of UD

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Delaware was 1,185.7%. This is the #62 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UD regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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