Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware · Website
$49,307
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,307
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Delaware State University is a public 4-year college in Dover, Delaware with 4,398 undergraduates and 746 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,910 a year (tuition and fees $10,670 in-state, $20,634 out-of-state). It admits 47% of applicants and 39% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,307 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,910
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,670
Out-of-state $20,634
Admission rate
47%
US median 78%
Completion rate
39%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,307
Rank 1,534 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $13,910
- Tuition in-state
- $10,670
- Tuition out-of-state
- $20,634
- Cost of attendance
- $27,939
- Students with a need-based grant
- 49%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,135
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,452
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,701
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,633
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,326
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,531 in 2015-16 to $10,670 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 940
- Undergraduates
- 4,398
- Graduate students
- 746
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 39%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 99
- Endowment
- $37.0M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,534 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 14 in Delaware (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | DE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,910 | $15,599 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,670 | $11,650 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 47% | 71% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 39% | 55% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 71% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $10,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,503 | $35,336 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,307 | $41,448 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 31% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
99 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 90 | $31,272 | $49,298 | $63,662 | $65,123 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $29,930 | $84,049 | $94,568 | $88,910 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $26,000 | $25,704 | $49,115 | $54,562 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $25,000 | $30,098 | $46,440 | $56,359 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $23,540 | $35,998 | $55,509 | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $26,000 | $27,012 | $49,132 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $25,500 | $44,022 | $59,689 | $68,257 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $26,000 | $30,710 | $53,128 | $55,556 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $26,000 | $39,327 | $59,296 | $57,214 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $22,503 | $33,413 | $56,937 | $51,790 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $21,500 | $38,873 | $52,676 | $53,676 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,401 | $47,728 | $50,794 | $47,382 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 23 | - | - | $64,094 | $71,416 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,872 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $25,000 | Withheld | $53,838 | $63,293 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,944 | $62,033 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $98,411 | $107,009 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,681 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,825 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $31,000 | $54,210 | Withheld | $89,154 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $89,641 | $103,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $25,000 | Withheld | $72,522 | $76,194 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Delaware State University cost?
$13,910 a year is the average net price at Delaware State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,670 for in-state students and $20,634 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,939. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,135 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Delaware State University?
47% of applicants are admitted to Delaware State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 940. The median admission rate of colleges in Delaware is 71%.
How much do Delaware State University graduates earn?
$49,307 a year is the median pay of former Delaware State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,503 after 6 years). That ranks 1,534 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 14 in Delaware. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $84,049.
How much student debt do Delaware State University graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Delaware State University graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Delaware State University?
39% of first-time, full-time students at Delaware State University finish within 6 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Delaware State University?
Social Work (90 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (66 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (57 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 99 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.