Delaware State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Delaware State University

Delaware State University operates as a public institution located in Dover, Delaware (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 4,398 students of which 5,397 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Delaware State University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 46.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 940. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,910, with published in-state tuition of $10,670 and a Pell grant recipient share of 48.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 38.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.0%. Graduates earn a median of $49,307 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,503 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 208000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 56.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.