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University of Delaware

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Newark, DE
Population 550,000
Website http://www.udel.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,812
Men / Women 40% / 60%
White 52%
Black 10%
Hispanic 8%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 26%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23%
Engineering, Computing & Math 14%
Education 5%
Arts 4%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,810
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $41,400
Est. In-State Cost $21,745
Est. Out-of-State Cost $53,555
10-Year ROI $248,000
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 81%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $196M #29
Humanities & Social Sciences $44M #36
Life & Natural Sciences $184M #88
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 111 #52
Life & Natural Sciences 156 #168
Humanities & Social Sciences 91 #207

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,000 (11%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 1,190 – 1,370
ACT Range 28 – 32

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Biden School of Public Policy and Administration 72 26% / 74% 3% $58,799
Human Services 48 — 23% / 77% 4% $53,882
Public Policy 24 +7 33% / 67% 0% $68,633
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 134 25% / 75% 2% $76,411
Agriculture 11 +1 36% / 64% 0% —
Animal Sciences 27 — 15% / 85% 7% —
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% —
Food Science 7 — 43% / 57% 14% —
Plant Science 8 +2 50% / 50% 0% —
Pre-Veterinary Studies 68 — 15% / 85% 0% $76,411
Agricultural Business and Management 10 — 70% / 30% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 1,496 36% / 64% 6% $71,294
Applied Mathematics 11 +2 73% / 27% 36% —
Astronomy
Game and Interactive Media Design 7 +2 71% / 29% 14% $71,641
Mathematics 16 +2 75% / 25% 38% $93,101
Physics 9 — 67% / 33% 0% —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Statistics 6 — 67% / 33% 33% —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 7 — 57% / 43% 0% —
Biochemistry 20 — 45% / 55% 0% —
Biology 158 +5 33% / 67% 3% $79,566
Biotechnology 19 — 53% / 47% 5% —
Chemistry 22 — 32% / 68% 14% $77,848
Computational Biology 2 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Entomology 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 8 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 22 — 45% / 55% 5% —
Materials Science 15 — 40% / 60% 0% —
Neuroscience 40 +1 8% / 92% 2% $82,257
Nutrition Sciences 4 — 25% / 75% 0% —
Business Analytics 34 +14 76% / 24% 21% —
Economics 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $84,990
Economics 31 +3 77% / 23% 6% $84,990
Economics 31 +3 65% / 35% 39% $84,990
African-American/Black Studies 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% —
Ancient Greek 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% —
Anthropology 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% —
Anthropology
Asian Studies/Civilization 4 +4 25% / 75% 0% —
Chinese 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% —
Cognitive Science 60 — 5% / 95% 3% $69,992
Criminology 85 +11 35% / 65% 1% $65,605
English 41 +5 34% / 66% 2% $60,725
Foreign Languages 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% —
French 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Geography and Environmental Studies 5 — 40% / 60% 20% —
German 3 +1 33% / 67% 33% —
History 35 +4 63% / 37% 0% $57,336
Intercultural and International Studies 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% —
International Affairs 38 — 34% / 66% 8% $56,887
Italian
Japanese 3 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Linguistics 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $76,401
Philosophy 6 +2 67% / 33% 0% —
Political Science
Political Science 97 +11 58% / 42% 3% $79,799
Research and Experimental Psychology 213 +10 18% / 82% 4% $62,198
Russian 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% —
Sociology 28 +16 32% / 68% 4% $61,045
Spanish 6 +5 17% / 83% 0% —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 183 +9 39% / 61% 5% $76,510
Women's Studies 5 +21 0% / 100% 20% —
English Education 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $62,660
Apparel and Textiles 62 — 3% / 97% 3% $76,104
Art History 7 +4 14% / 86% 0% $46,547
Design and Visual Communications 10 — 10% / 90% 10% $71,641
Fashion Design 11 +1 0% / 100% 0% $71,641
Fine Arts 11 +2 45% / 55% 0% $46,547
Fine/Studio Arts 12 — 33% / 67% 8% $46,547
Historic Preservation and Conservation 14 — 0% / 100% 7% —
Jazz/Jazz Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Landscape Architecture 6 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Music 7 +1 29% / 71% 29% —
Music 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Music Education 24 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,660
Music Performance 6 — 83% / 17% 0% —
Voice and Opera 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment 107 31% / 69% 4% $56,888
Environmental Science 35 — 31% / 69% 6% $63,151
Environmental Studies 18 — 11% / 89% 6% $63,151
Geosciences 11 — 45% / 55% 0% —
Natural Resources Conservation and Research 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $63,151
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 37 +2 32% / 68% 3% $46,903
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education and Human Development 216 17% / 83% 3% $58,690
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,660
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,660
Early Childhood Education 31 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,117
Earth Science Teacher Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,660
Elementary Education 124 — 6% / 94% 2% $57,117
French Language Teacher Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,660
General Education 13 — 46% / 54% 8% $49,119
Geography Teacher Education
History Teacher Education 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,660
Mathematics Teacher Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,660
Physics Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,660
Psychology Teacher Education
Social Science Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,660
Social Studies Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,660
Spanish Language Teacher Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,660
Urban Education and Leadership 21 — 52% / 48% 14% $71,126
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 551 72% / 28% 4% $98,454
Biomedical Engineering 53 — 34% / 66% 0% $91,978
Chemical Engineering 82 — 70% / 30% 13% $95,349
Civil Engineering 60 — 75% / 25% 2% $88,545
Computer Engineering 16 — 94% / 6% 0% —
Computer Science 124 +3 76% / 24% 5% $112,659
Construction Engineering 31 — 81% / 19% 0% —
Electrical Engineering 27 — 89% / 11% 7% $116,649
Environmental Engineering 13 — 31% / 69% 0% $83,116
Mechanical Engineering 145 — 81% / 19% 1% $92,520
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health Sciences 508 17% / 83% 1% $79,481
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 54 — 44% / 56% 0% —
Behavioral Aspects of Health 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $64,279
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 14 — 14% / 86% 0% $76,205
Dietetics/Dietitian 34 — 3% / 97% 6% $63,928
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 17 — 6% / 94% 0% —
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 107 — 13% / 87% 1% —
Nursing 154 — 10% / 90% 0% $94,565
Physiology 13 — 15% / 85% 0% —
Public Health Education and Promotion 111 — 23% / 77% 1% $64,279
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Lerner College of Business and Economics 1,092 56% / 44% 20% $98,227
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 122 — 34% / 66% 2% $81,872
Accounting 74 +10 59% / 41% 4% $107,378
Actuarial Science 9 — 44% / 56% 0% —
Business Management and Administration 61 +17 66% / 34% 13% $108,060
Entrepreneurship 36 — 61% / 39% 3% —
Finance 277 +39 70% / 30% 25% $100,242
Financial Planning and Services 25 +15 80% / 20% 0% $100,242
Hospitality Administration/Management 30 — 40% / 60% 3% $73,637
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $73,637
Human Resources Management 19 — 16% / 84% 0% —
International Business 26 +5 42% / 58% 19% —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 93 +16 58% / 42% 57% $108,653
Marketing 170 +36 45% / 55% 7% $98,475
Operations Management 89 +21 53% / 47% 63% $108,060
Sports Management 56 +1 79% / 21% 5% $81,872

Rankings

Engineering, Computing & Math

The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Schrodinger's Students
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Polymer Players
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Data-Driven Tree Huggers

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
The PTA