# University of Delaware (UD)

Public college in Newark, DE. IPEDS ID 130943.
Source page: https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-delaware · Data: https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/university-of-delaware.json · Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score

## Key numbers
- Acceptance rate: 71% (Fall 2024, College Scorecard)
- Average net price after grants: $17,799 per year (AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25)
- Graduation rate (6 years): 81%; beats 100% of DE colleges and 90% nationwide
- Median earnings 10 years after starting: $72,950; beats 100% of DE colleges and 88% nationwide
- Median debt at graduation: $21,000

## Net price by family income (per year, after grants)
| Family income | Net price |
|---|---|
| 0-30k | $10,901 |
| 30-48k | $10,099 |
| 48-75k | $13,225 |
| 75-110k | $17,401 |
| 110k+ | $25,580 |

Average after grants for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, in-state. Negative values mean grants exceed cost.

## Cost to finish and years to pay back (EducationGuide calculation)
Graduates took 4.12 years on average (72% finished in 4 years; Fall 2017 entrants, IPEDS). Earnings gain = $72,950 (median earnings of former students 10 years after starting college (College Scorecard)) minus $35,534 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in DE (Census ACS 2020-2024).

| 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 |

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value

## Sticker price
- Cost of attendance: $30,952 in-state; about $55,542 out-of-state
- Tuition and fees: $16,810 in-state, $41,400 out-of-state
- Housing and meals: $14,838; books: $1,000

## Admissions
- SAT reading & writing: 600–690; SAT math: 590–680; ACT: 28–32 (25th–75th percentile, Fall 2024)
- Fall 2023: 37,690 applicants, 24,541 admitted, 4,548 enrolled; test scores considered but not required
- Fall 2024: acceptance 71%, ACT 28–32 (College Scorecard)
- Fall 2023: acceptance 65%, ACT 27–31 (IPEDS Admissions)

## Majors (95 bachelor's majors)
| Major | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | $75,310 | $111,520 | $25,334 |
| Computer Engineering | $73,750 | $111,388 | $26,679 |
| Health Sciences | $35,637 | $107,695 | $26,572 |
| Management Information Systems | $73,332 | $107,062 | $25,258 |
| Accounting | $71,491 | $105,425 | $26,177 |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,564 | $103,910 | $26,058 |
| Finance | $66,889 | $101,605 | $24,073 |
| Management Science / Analytics | $73,420 | $101,502 | $25,572 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $71,980 | $101,175 | $25,990 |
| Nursing | $81,286 | $98,486 | $26,522 |
| Electrical Engineering | $75,877 | $97,567 | $26,072 |
| Economics | $55,905 | $95,318 | $25,261 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $74,313 | $93,873 | $25,962 |
| Business Administration | $58,041 | $89,105 | $24,250 |
| Marketing | $54,390 | $88,383 | $25,000 |
| International Business | $57,941 | $87,497 | $23,250 |
| Civil Engineering | $72,783 | $87,015 | $25,500 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | not reported | $86,644 | not reported |
| Chemistry | $54,055 | $84,428 | $24,893 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | $73,722 | $84,376 | $25,908 |
| Environmental Engineering | $65,634 | $76,631 | $26,950 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $47,760 | $76,595 | $23,250 |
| Kinesiology / Exercise Science | $26,555 | $76,478 | $25,336 |
| Mathematics | $52,308 | $76,327 | $27,000 |
| Agricultural Business | $49,885 | $74,606 | $21,000 |
| Biology | $39,746 | $74,535 | $25,261 |
| Physics | $52,741 | $74,475 | $26,572 |
| Biochemistry | $47,912 | $74,190 | $25,334 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | $44,463 | $72,710 | $25,000 |
| Hospitality Management | $37,563 | $71,102 | $22,850 |
| Public Health | $35,437 | $70,793 | $25,000 |
| Communications | $41,897 | $70,414 | $25,000 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $39,066 | $68,084 | $25,536 |
| Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design | $42,585 | $67,742 | $26,000 |
| Cognitive Science | not reported | $66,716 | $26,000 |
| Political Science | $31,972 | $66,224 | $24,998 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $36,796 | $65,776 | $25,336 |
| International Relations | $38,250 | $64,715 | $25,000 |
| Spanish / French / Romance Languages | $36,297 | $64,350 | $25,336 |
| Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech) | not reported | $64,020 | $26,073 |
| Dietetics | $17,669 | $63,799 | $26,000 |
| Psychology (Research) | $31,532 | $63,614 | $24,786 |
| Criminology | $35,968 | $63,553 | $23,685 |
| Sociology | $29,714 | $61,725 | $24,661 |
| Ethnic / Gender Studies | $38,124 | $61,443 | $25,000 |
| Environmental Science / Conservation | $38,908 | $59,620 | $25,740 |
| Neuroscience | $31,854 | $59,009 | $25,024 |
| Agriculture | $39,696 | $57,207 | $24,372 |
| Entrepreneurship | $52,185 | $56,895 | not reported |
| Education (Elementary / Secondary) | $48,587 | $56,301 | $26,000 |
| English | $32,487 | $56,243 | $26,000 |
| Education (Subject Teaching) | $49,041 | $56,133 | $26,298 |
| Agriculture / Veterinary Preparatory Programs | $29,598 | $55,528 | $25,334 |
| History | $34,753 | $55,388 | $23,250 |
| Human Services | $32,812 | $55,209 | $24,413 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | $33,296 | $52,110 | $20,500 |
| Animal Sciences | $40,317 | $49,999 | $24,572 |
| Music | not reported | $49,145 | $25,334 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $22,411 | $42,567 | $25,572 |
| Studio Art | $21,935 | $41,103 | $25,908 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Food Science and Technology | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Plant Sciences | $39,362 | not reported | $24,336 |
| Environmental / Natural Resources Management and Policy | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Landscape Architecture | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Area Studies | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Information Technology | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Construction Engineering | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Linguistics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| East Asian Languages (Chinese / Japanese / Korean) | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| German | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Classics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts / General Studies | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Zoology / Animal Biology | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Physiology | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biotechnology | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Applied Mathematics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Statistics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nutrition Science | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International / Global Studies | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Data Analytics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Philosophy | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Geology / Earth Science | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Materials Sciences | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Anthropology | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Geography | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Resources | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | not reported | not reported | not reported |

## Major to career
- Finance → Financial analyst: median wage $95,400 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD), $101,800 (DE), $102,740 (U.S.)
- Marketing → Marketing specialist: median wage $79,420 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD), $101,270 (DE), $78,760 (U.S.)

## Sources and years
- Net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25; cost of attendance: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25; tuition: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25; earnings: Treasury AY2009-10, AY2010-11 pooled cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars; debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
- Major earnings (4 yr): Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

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