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Delaware College of Art and Design

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

98%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in DCAD during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 148 40 108
Admitted students 145 38 107
Enrolled students 55 17 38
Acceptance rate 98% 95% 99%
Yield rate 38% 45% 36%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, DCAD received a total of 148 applications. These applications included 40 male applicants and 108 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 148 applicants, DCAD admitted 145 students. Among the admitted students, there were 38 males and 107 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 55 students chose to enroll at DCAD. This means that 55 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 17 were male and 38 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, DCAD had an overall acceptance rate of 98% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 95% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 99%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. DCAD had an overall yield rate of 38% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 45%, and for female admitted students, it was 36%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for DCAD over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 194 74 120 144 54 90 74% 73% 75% 73 29 44 51% 54% 49%
2016 318 93 225 258 73 185 81% 78% 82% 89 29 60 34% 40% 32%
2017 200 62 138 158 50 108 79% 81% 78% 55 15 40 35% 30% 37%
2018 188 62 126 143 41 102 76% 66% 81% 59 22 37 41% 54% 36%
2019 196 66 130 140 44 96 71% 67% 74% 67 22 45 48% 50% 47%
2020 205 58 147 131 26 105 64% 45% 71% 36 9 27 28% 35% 26%
2021 148 40 108 145 38 107 98% 95% 99% 55 17 38 38% 45% 36%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Delaware College of Art and Design uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Delaware College of Art and Design.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted