More selective than 50% of Delaware colleges we cover.
College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $30,952. College Scorecard.
Higher than 100% of Delaware colleges we cover and 90% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 100% of Delaware colleges we cover and 88% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
UD acceptance rate & admissions
Of 37,690 applicants, University of Delaware admitted 24,541 and 4,548 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class). The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1190–1370 on the SAT or 28–32 on the ACT.
IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class
Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
UD tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for Delaware residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
What UD costs to finish, and how fast it pays back
Graduates of University of Delaware took 4.1 years on average to finish, so the yearly price adds up to the total below. Payback compares former students' earnings with what high school graduates earn in Delaware. The figures follow your residency and income choices above.
| Family income | Net price / yr | Cost to finish | Years to pay back |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,901 | $44,912 | 1.2 years |
| $30–48k | $10,099 | $41,608 | 1.1 years |
| $48–75k | $13,225 | $54,487 | 1.5 years |
| $75–110k | $17,401 | $71,692 | 1.9 years |
| $110k+ | $25,580 | $105,390 | 2.8 years |
Cost to finish = yearly price × 4.1 years, the average time graduates took (72% finished in 4 years; students who entered fall 2017, IPEDS). Years to pay back = cost to finish ÷ the earnings gain: median earnings of former students 10 years after starting ($72,950) minus $35,534 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in DE (Census ACS 2020-2024), a gain of $37,416 a year. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. Method
College Scorecard (net price, earnings); IPEDS Graduation Rates (time to finish); U.S. Census Bureau ACS (high school earnings). Calculated by EducationGuide.
UD majors, earnings & careers
University of Delaware offers 95 bachelor's majors across 10 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Science & Math · 27
- Humanities & Languages · 16
- Business & Finance · 13
- Health & Medicine · 10
- Social Sciences & Public Service · 10
- Engineering · 9
- Arts & Design · 3
- Education · 3
- Technology & Computing · 3
- Communications & Media · 1
Highest-earning majors at UD
| Major | Earnings, 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | $111,520 | $25,334 |
| Computer Engineering | $111,388 | $26,679 |
| Health Sciences | $107,695 | $26,572 |
| Management Information Systems | $107,062 | $25,258 |
| Accounting | $105,425 | $26,177 |
| Chemical Engineering | $103,910 | $26,058 |
| Finance | $101,605 | $24,073 |
| Management Science / Analytics | $101,502 | $25,572 |
Quick list of all 95 majors
- Accounting$105,425
- Agricultural Business$74,606
- Agriculture$57,207
- Agriculture / Veterinary Preparatory Programs$55,528
- Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech)$64,020
- Animal Sciences$49,999
- Anthropology—
- Apparel and Textiles$76,595
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services—
- Applied Mathematics—
- Area Studies—
- Astronomy and Astrophysics—
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology—
- Biochemistry$74,190
- Biology$74,535
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—
- Biomedical Engineering$101,175
- Biotechnology—
- Business Administration$89,105
- Chemical Engineering$103,910
- Chemistry$84,428
- Civil Engineering$87,015
- Classics—
- Cognitive Science$66,716
- Communications$70,414
- Computer and Information Sciences$111,520
- Computer Engineering$111,388
- Construction Engineering—
- Criminology$63,553
- Data Analytics—
- Dietetics$63,799
- East Asian Languages (Chinese / Japanese / Korean)—
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology$52,110
- Economics$95,318
- Education (Elementary / Secondary)$56,301
- Education (Subject Teaching)$56,133
- Educational Administration and Supervision$72,710
- Electrical Engineering$97,567
- English$56,243
- Entrepreneurship$56,895
- Environmental / Natural Resources Management and Policy—
- Environmental Engineering$76,631
- Environmental Science / Conservation$59,620
- Ethnic / Gender Studies$61,443
- Finance$101,605
- Food Science and Technology—
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$68,084
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other—
- Geography—
- Geography and Environmental Studies—
- Geology / Earth Science—
- German—
- Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design$67,742
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$86,644
- Health Sciences$107,695
- Historic Preservation and Conservation—
- History$55,388
- Hospitality Management$71,102
- Human Resources—
- Human Services$55,209
- Information Technology—
- International / Global Studies—
- International Business$87,497
- International Relations$64,715
- Kinesiology / Exercise Science$76,478
- Landscape Architecture—
- Liberal Arts / General Studies—
- Linguistics—
- Management Information Systems$107,062
- Management Science / Analytics$101,502
- Marketing$88,383
- Materials Sciences—
- Mathematics$76,327
- Mechanical Engineering$93,873
- Medical Laboratory Science$84,376
- Music$49,145
- Neuroscience$59,009
- Nursing$98,486
- Nutrition Science—
- Philosophy—
- Physics$74,475
- Physiology—
- Plant Sciences—
- Political Science$66,224
- Psychology (Research)$63,614
- Public Health$70,793
- Public Policy Analysis$65,776
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—
- Sociology$61,725
- Spanish / French / Romance Languages$64,350
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations—
- Statistics—
- Studio Art$41,103
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$42,567
- Zoology / Animal Biology—
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Finance → Financial analyst
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 7.2% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Marketing → Marketing specialist
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 7.0% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Philadelphia
Overall prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $1,860. Housing costs 13% above the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 47 inches of rain a year, 20 inches of snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: river flooding (relatively high); coastal flooding (relatively high); winter weather (very high).
FEMA National Risk Index, New Castle County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
New Castle County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare UD with similar schools
Similar public colleges in Delaware by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware | 71% | $17,799 | 81% | $72,950 | This school |
| Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | — | $11,578 | 22% | $41,448 | |
| Delaware State University | 47% | $13,910 | 39% | $49,307 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
University of Delaware would cost you $6,221 more per year than Delaware Technical Community College-Terry, on average.
- Higher sticker price at University of Delaware.
- University of Delaware gives aided families $7,499 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Delaware resident | UD | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sticker price | $30,952 | $17,232 | +$13,720 |
| Average grants | −$13,153 | −$5,654 | −$7,499 |
| You pay | $17,799 | $11,578 | +$6,221 |
“+” means UD costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about UD
What is the UD acceptance rate?
University of Delaware accepts 71% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 24,541 of 37,690 applicants were admitted. The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1190–1370 on the SAT or 28–32 on the ACT.
How much does University of Delaware cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $30,952 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $17,799 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $10,901 and families earning $110k+ pay $25,580.
How much do UD graduates earn?
Former University of Delaware students earn a median $72,950 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the UD graduation rate?
81% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 92% return for their second year.
How long does a UD degree take to pay off?
For a family earning $48–75k, finishing at University of Delaware costs about $54,487 after grants ($13,225 a year for 4.1 years, the average time graduates took). Former students earn a median $72,950 ten years after starting, $37,416 more than high school graduates in Delaware ($35,534), so the cost is repaid in 1.5 years of that gain, before taxes and interest (EducationGuide calculation).
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “University of Delaware: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-delaware (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).