Delaware Valley University
About
Delaware Valley University (DelVal) is a private university in Doylestown Township and New Britain in Pennsylvania, with a Doylestown postal address. Founded in 1896, it enrolls approximately 2,178 students on its suburban, 570-acre campus. DelVal offers more than 28 undergraduate majors, 12 master's programs, a doctoral program, and adult education courses.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 43 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 29 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing14 · 32.6%
- No Data29 · 67.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 5
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Sep 2019Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2018Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 682 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $19.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 666 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Delaware Valley
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 13
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus3
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Ethnicity2
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Delaware Valley vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Delaware Valley selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 Valley University | 56% | — | 2,199 | $27,243 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Art Center College of Design | 79% | 74.5% | 2,308 | $50,209 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Berry College | 69% | 64.0% | 2,484 | $21,568 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Bob Jones University | 63% | 86.2% | 2,734 | $17,529 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Calvin University | 74% | 70.9% | 3,681 | $24,783 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Carthage College | 64% | 87.1% | 2,844 | $24,813 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies | 0% | 87.5% | 3,802 | $14,774 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Curry College | 51% | 87.7% | 1,994 | $29,504 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Dordt University | 74% | 68.5% | 1,952 | $25,383 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Drury University | 62% | 57.6% | 1,615 | $21,523 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
East Texas Baptist University | 47% | 57.8% | 1,813 | $23,790 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Elizabethtown College | 76% | 77.9% | 2,283 | $26,198 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Everglades University | 61% | 81.5% | 3,242 | $27,704 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Grand View University | 54% | 99.1% | 1,856 | $21,616 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 66% | 88.9% | 2,204 | $23,069 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
La Roche University | 56% | 75.8% | 2,153 | $21,972 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Lancaster Bible College | 68% | 55.9% | 2,519 | $22,870 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Lebanon Valley College | 65% | 83.8% | 2,146 | $28,132 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Methodist University | 43% | 75.1% | 1,822 | $24,978 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Moravian University | 72% | 54.2% | 2,745 | $29,843 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Muskingum University | 56% | 81.8% | 1,751 | $20,204 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Nebraska Wesleyan University | 66% | 79.8% | 1,654 | $23,140 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
North Central College | 64% | 77.3% | 3,003 | $23,033 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
North Greenville University | 55% | 66.7% | 2,304 | $20,612 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Saint Martin's University | 52% | 89.8% | 1,390 | $22,618 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Siena College | 75% | 69.0% | 3,720 | $32,697 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Thomas More University | 40% | 90.3% | 2,350 | $20,701 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Unity Environmental University | 29% | 81.8% | 7,165 | $18,217 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
University of Mount Olive | 48% | 75.8% | 2,109 | $17,893 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
University of Mount Union | 59% | 78.2% | 2,461 | $22,539 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
University of Northwestern-St Paul | 68% | 93.5% | 3,234 | $25,140 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Wentworth Institute of Technology | 68% | 91.2% | 4,191 | $34,170 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
York College of Pennsylvania | 64% | 73.7% | 3,825 | $19,685 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| Peer group median | 63% | 78.0% | 2,308 | $23,069 |
Delaware Valley Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness (OIRE) supports the mission and vision of the University by providing timely and accurate, data and data education, policies, and analysis to facilitate institutional planning and decision-making.
Visit IR office pageResearch funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planDelaware Valley University Strategic Plan2020Delaware Valley University's strategic plan is centered on enhancing experiential learning to equip students with skills necessary for the workforce and society. It aims to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, fostering collaboration and efficiency among employees. The plan also emphasizes the importance of community and industry partnerships in expanding learning opportunities and supporting the University's goals.delval.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Delaware Valley (8)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Gene DiGirolamo
- Mark Dobies
- Barbara Gleim
- Laura Owen
- Kenneth Roux
- Bill Stern (botanist)Botany
- Jacob Joseph Taubenhaus
- Charles R. Wira
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