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Delaware State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Dover, DE
Population 200,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,630
Men / Women 35% / 65%
Black 72%
Hispanic 10%
White 9%
Mixed 6%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Life & Natural Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 16%
Engineering, Computing & Math 6%
Education 3%
Arts 2%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,670
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,634
Est. In-State Cost $13,803
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,692
10-Year ROI $155,000
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 39%
Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,610 (50th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 251 (59th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $32M #172
Humanities & Social Sciences $5M #173
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #318
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 36 #296
Life & Natural Sciences 6 #536

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 800 – 1,020
ACT Range 20 – 24

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture, Science and Technology 146 36% / 64% 0% $50,604
Computer Science 20 65% / 35% 0%
Engineering Physics 13 54% / 46% 0%
Mathematics 2 50% / 50% 0%
Physics 4 100% / 0% 0%
Agriculture 19 26% / 74% 0% $47,958
Applied Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0%
Biology 54 9% / 91% 0% $51,536
Biomedical Sciences 10 10% / 90% 0%
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0%
Natural Resource Management 7 71% / 29% 0%
Agricultural Business and Management
Aviation 13 69% / 31% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 79 44% / 56% 3% $66,253
Accounting 9 44% / 56% 0% $72,028
Business Administration 57 39% / 61% 2% $65,342
Finance 11 64% / 36% 9%
Financial Planning 2 100% / 0% 0%
Hospitality Administration
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education, Health and Public Policy 106 33% / 67% 0% $49,625
Exercise Science 36 28% / 72% 0% $46,201
Nutrition and Dietetics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Physical Education 4 100% / 0% 0%
Public Health 27 11% / 89% 0% $56,064
Sport Management 20 80% / 20% 0% $46,201
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $50,906
Mathematics Education 2 0% / 100% 0%
Middle Level Education 7 0% / 100% 0% $50,906
Special Education
Art Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Music Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 248 28% / 72% 0% $50,164
Africana Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Criminology 33 21% / 79% 0% $54,804
English 4 0% / 100% 0%
History 7 29% / 71% 0%
Legal Studies 8 25% / 75% 0%
Liberal Studies 70 44% / 56% 0% $50,442
Mass Communication 33 39% / 61% 0% $46,091
Political Science 8 38% / 62% 0%
Psychology 47 13% / 87% 2% $46,588
Social Work 23 0% / 100% 0% $55,818
Sociology 2 0% / 100% 0%
Art 3 67% / 33% 0%
Art History and Criticism
Fashion Design 4 0% / 100% 0%
Music 1 100% / 0% 0%
Theatre 4 50% / 50% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Nursing 42 2% / 98% 0% $85,366
Nursing 42 2% / 98% 0% $85,366