Delaware Valley University

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

Delaware Valley University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,628 students of which 2,057 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 Valley University is categorized as “20” 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 93.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,204 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,278, with published in-state tuition of $44,850 and a Pell grant recipient share of 29.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.3%. Graduates earn a median of $55,838 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,324 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 100000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.6% 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.