University of Delaware

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

University of Delaware operates as a public institution located in Newark, Delaware (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 19,071 students of which 21,778 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. University of Delaware is categorized as “15” 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 70.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,292 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,799, with published in-state tuition of $16,810 and a Pell grant recipient share of 16.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,572, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 79.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 92.0%. Graduates earn a median of $72,950 ten years after enrolling, compared with $58,846 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 529500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 81.4% 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.