University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware · Also known as UD · Website
$72,950
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$72,950
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Delaware is a public 4-year college in Newark, Delaware with 19,071 undergraduates and 4,386 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,799 a year (tuition and fees $16,810 in-state, $41,400 out-of-state). It admits 71% of applicants and 81% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $72,950 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,572 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,799
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$16,810
Out-of-state $41,400
Admission rate
71%
US median 78%
Completion rate
81%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,572
About $261 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$72,950
Rank 306 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
- $17,799
- Tuition in-state
- $16,810
- Tuition out-of-state
- $41,400
- Cost of attendance
- $30,952
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,901
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,099
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,225
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,401
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,580
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 $12,520 in 2015-16 to $16,810 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
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1,292
- SAT reading, middle
- 628
- SAT math, middle
- 620
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 19,071
- Graduate students
- 4,386
- Part-time students
- 3.7%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 81%
- Retention rate
- 92%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 272
- Endowment
- $1.9B
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 306 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 14 in Delaware (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | DE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,799 | $15,599 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,810 | $11,650 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 71% | 71% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 81% | 55% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 92% | 71% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,572 | $10,500 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $58,846 | $35,336 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $72,950 | $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. 80% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
272 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 356 | $23,495 | $66,889 | $101,605 | $83,343 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 231 | $6,273 | $13,833 | $42,988 | $44,125 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 230 | $24,499 | $54,390 | $88,383 | $69,303 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 226 | $23,883 | $31,532 | $63,614 | $55,695 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 196 | $25,954 | $81,286 | $98,486 | $88,910 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 193 | $24,296 | $41,897 | $70,414 | $56,359 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 177 | $24,235 | $39,746 | $74,535 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 175 | $25,908 | $48,587 | $56,301 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 154 | $23,302 | $58,041 | $89,105 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 150 | $25,000 | $26,555 | $76,478 | $54,562 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 149 | $23,375 | $35,968 | $63,553 | $55,556 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 142 | $28,282 | $105,527 | $135,799 | $103,485 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 137 | $25,261 | $75,310 | $111,520 | $92,374 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 136 | $26,000 | $74,313 | $93,873 | $92,135 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 136 | $24,336 | $35,437 | $70,793 | $58,808 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $23,250 | $31,972 | $66,224 | $63,293 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 100 | $26,168 | $35,637 | $107,695 | $61,296 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $25,182 | $73,332 | $107,062 | $83,290 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $25,000 | $55,905 | $95,318 | $82,686 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $26,301 | $71,491 | $105,425 | $76,194 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $24,750 | $29,598 | $55,528 | $49,880 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $25,000 | $31,854 | $59,009 | $62,451 |
| Apparel and TextilesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $22,250 | $47,760 | $76,595 | $57,640 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $26,000 | $80,564 | $103,910 | $98,158 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $26,298 | $49,041 | $56,133 | $51,389 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Delaware on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Delaware
Questions and answers
How much does University of Delaware cost?
$17,799 a year is the average net price at University of Delaware after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,810 for in-state students and $41,400 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,952. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,901 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Delaware?
71% of applicants are admitted to University of Delaware. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,292 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Delaware is 71%.
How much do University of Delaware graduates earn?
$72,950 a year is the median pay of former University of Delaware students who work, 10 years after they started ($58,846 after 6 years). That ranks 306 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 14 in Delaware. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's) at $123,993.
How much student debt do University of Delaware graduates have?
$24,572 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Delaware graduates, about $261 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Delaware?
81% of first-time, full-time students at University of Delaware finish within 6 years. 92% 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 University of Delaware?
Finance and Financial Management Services (356 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (231 associate's graduates), Marketing (230 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 272 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.