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Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·desu.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
-13.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
5,327
peer median 5,018
Avg net price
$13,910
-$1.6k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
8,445
8,445 candidates competed
Admitted
3,934
46.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,325
33.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
39%-13.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
28%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
39%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

9.2pp gap
Pell recipients
35%207 of 584
Non-Pell (all)
44%186 of 421
Subsidized loan, no Pell
46%118 of 258
No Federal Aid
42%68 of 163

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 76 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
76
Passing
18
23.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

76programs
  • Passing18 · 23.7%
  • No Data58 · 76.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
0
Safe
16
No data
58

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

18
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+4.7%
$53,944 vs $51,545
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+6.6%
$64,094 vs $60,112
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+33.4%
$46,440 vs $34,808
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+37.9%
$63,662 vs $46,158
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+41.1%
$49,115 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+41.2%
$49,132 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+45.9%
$50,794 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.1%
$89,641 vs $60,112

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+4.7%
+$2,399

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

13
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
55%
$30,500 debt · $55,509 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
54%
$25,000 debt · $46,440 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$26,000 debt · $49,132 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
52%
$32,805 debt · $63,662 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
51%
$25,250 debt · $49,115 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
50%
$25,302 debt · $50,794 earn
Criminology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
48%
$25,500 debt · $53,128 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
46%
$25,000 debt · $53,838 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1945Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 15

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  2. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  3. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  4. Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  5. Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,135
$30–48k$12,452
$48–75k$15,701
$75–110k$17,633
$110k+$17,326

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,910
-$1,623vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $15,533
Federal loans
52.2%
In-state tuition
$10,670
Out-of-state
$20,634

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,666 students received $15.9M in Pell grants, alongside $48.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,666
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$15.9M
$15,917,204 total
Direct Loans
$48.7M
6,116 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$9.1M
2,292 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$8.4M
2,386 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.5M
379 loan awards
Parent PLUS$23.5M
996 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.2M
63 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,246 borrowers who entered repayment, 43 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,246
Defaulted
43
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.6%
2017
14.3%
2018
11.2%
2019
3.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Delaware State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs87
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

694 total completions
01Public Admin
11817.0%
02Business
9914.3%
03Education
8512.2%
04Health Professions
8211.8%
05Biological Sciences
679.7%
06Psychology
649.2%
07Liberal Arts
608.6%
08Parks/Recreation
588.4%
09Social Sciences
355.0%
10Communication
263.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
5,327
12-mo unduplicated
5,900
Undergraduate
4,989
Graduate
911

Gender split

Men
34%2,014
Women
66%3,886

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
75.9%
Hispanic
8.3%
White
6.2%
Two or more
5.9%
Non-resident
2.1%
Asian
0.9%
Unknown
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
412
165 M · 247 W
Women athletes
60.0%
Athletic aid
$5.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$16.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.0M
$2.8M
Recruiting expense
$128K
$23K
Head-coach salaries
$161K
$63K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
62 M · 123 W
$1.1M
Football
91 M · —
$4.3M
Basketball
16 M · 16 W
$2.0M
Lacrosse
— · 29 W
$349K
Softball
— · 29 W
$512K
Soccer
— · 27 W
$492K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
8.92
52 offenses · 5,828 students

3-year trend

3.462 yrs ago7.041 yr ago8.92Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
111
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
75
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
28
Fondling
8
Rape
5
Burglary
4
Arson
2
Robbery
2
Motor vehicle theft
2
Murder
1

By location

52total
  • On campus49
  • Public property3

Includes 29 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

6
Domestic violence
37
Dating violence
12
Stalking
55 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons39
Drugs2958
Liquor013

Residence-hall fires

  • University Courtyard Apartments Bldg. 41 fire
    An incident of Dating Violence occurred, resulting in the suspect igniting the victim's property using a lighter.Damage $1,000-$9,999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
220

Delaware State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Delaware State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectDelaware State University
39%—5,327$13,910Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
SUNY Oneonta
69%69.6%5,337$19,158Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
SUNY Old Westbury
45%83.6%4,709$11,282Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
State University of New York at Cortland
68%59.8%6,938$22,345Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
59%78.4%4,540$17,156Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of the District of Columbia
44%—4,202$10,648Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median52%74.0%5,018$15,533

Institutions like Delaware State

Explore the federal data for institutions in Delaware State's comparison group.

IPEDS

Delaware State Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research, Planning, and Analytics
Reports to Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
302.857.6308

The page provides information about the Institutional Research, Planning, and Analytics office within the Institutional Effectiveness division of Delaware State University. It offers a link to the fact books and a form for submitting information or data requests. Additional links include consumer information for HEOA compliance and handling student concerns.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Wayne Maumbe
    Executive Director
  • Srabani Mohanty
    Project Manager / Data Analyst
  • Diana Yankovich
    Technical Assistant
  • Shirin Pathan
    Programmer Data Analyst

Frequently asked questions about Delaware State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Delaware State.

What is the graduation rate at Delaware State University?

Delaware State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Delaware State University?

Delaware State University reports a total enrollment of 5,327 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Delaware State University?

The average net price at Delaware State University is $13,910 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Delaware State University?

Delaware State University's yield rate is 33.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Delaware State University located?

Delaware State University is located in Dover, Delaware 19901.

Who runs Institutional Research at Delaware State University?

Delaware State University's IR work is done by the Institutional Research, Planning, and Analytics, which reports to Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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