Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Delaware State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.2% of undergraduate students being women and 32.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 4,399, with 2,957 women and 1,442 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Delaware State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 71.8% of undergraduate students being women and 28.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 801, with 575 women and 226 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 32.8% 1,442 students
- women 67.2% 2,957 students
Graduate Students
- men 28.2% 226 students
- women 71.8% 575 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 70.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,088 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 10.3% of the student body, with 453 students. White students represent 10.0% of the population, with 438 students, while Mixed race students account for 6.2%, with 271 students. Asian students account for 1.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 42 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 1 students.
International students make up 0.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 17 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.9% of the population, totaling 84 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Delaware State.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 70.3% 3,088 students
- Hispanic 10.3% 453 students
- White 10.0% 438 students
- Mixed race 6.2% 271 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 84 students
- Asian 1.0% 42 students
- International students 0.4% 17 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Graduate Students
- African American 54.9% 439 students
- White 23.4% 187 students
- Hispanic 6.0% 48 students
- International students 5.4% 43 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 31 students
- Asian 3.8% 30 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 21 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Transfer Students
- African American 59.7% 92 students
- White 14.9% 23 students
- Hispanic 14.3% 22 students
- Mixed race 9.1% 14 students
- Asian 1.3% 2 students
- Unknown race 0.6% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 40% 1,741 students
- 20-21 35% 1,529 students
- 22-24 14% 610 students
- 25-29 3% 153 students
- 30-34 1% 54 students
- 40-49 1% 25 students
- 50-64 1% 25 students
- 35-39 1% 24 students
- 22-24 24% 193 students
- 25-29 23% 188 students
- 40-49 18% 144 students
- 30-34 11% 91 students
- 50-64 11% 89 students
- 35-39 10% 84 students
- 20-21 1% 8 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Delaware State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 412 | 42.61% | |
| District of Columbia | 99 | 10.24% | |
| New York | 87 | 9.00% | |
| Pennsylvania | 84 | 8.69% | |
| Maryland | 77 | 7.96% | |
| New Jersey | 77 | 7.96% | |
| Virginia | 21 | 2.17% | |
| Connecticut | 18 | 1.86% | |
| Georgia | 17 | 1.76% | |
| Florida | 11 | 1.14% | |
| North Carolina | 10 | 1.03% | |
| Michigan | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 7 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 7 | less than 1% | |
| California | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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