Colleges in Delaware
Delaware has 3 private and 3 public 4-year colleges that enroll 5,768 first-year students yearly. The average tuition of public colleges is $21,328 for in-state students and $34,209 for out-of-state and international students.
Private colleges in Delaware charge around $17,260 per year in tuition regardless of residency.
In the 2021-2022 academic year, Delaware provided $9.9 million in financial aid to 2,032 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates. In addition, the colleges themselves awarded $44.5 million in grants and scholarships to 4,008 students.
Delaware receives less than 1% of the total pell grant the federal government allocates. In the 2021-2022 academic year, 2,137 4-year college first-year undergraduates were awarded a total amount of $9.9 million in pell grant ($4,642 per student on average), and 2,864 students received a total amount of $17.1 million in the form of student loans from the federal government ($5,229 per student on average).
4-year Colleges in Delaware
| Net price | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
University of Delaware
Newark
DE
|
$19,122 | 72% | 82% |
Goldey-Beacom College
Wilmington
DE
|
$14,637 | 63% | 56% |
Delaware State University
Dover
DE
|
$11,610 | 59% | 47% |
Wesley College
Dover
DE
|
N/A | 59% | N/A |
Wilmington University
New Castle
DE
|
$13,780 | open admission | 23% |
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
Dover
DE
|
$8,121 | open admission | 20% |
Strayer University-Delaware
Wilmington
DE
|
N/A | open admission | N/A |
Community Colleges and Career Colleges in Delaware
| Net price | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
Delaware College of Art and Design
Wilmington
DE
|
$24,085 | 98% | 69% |
Trade/Technical Schools in Delaware
| Net price | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|
Polytech Adult Education
Woodside
DE
|
N/A | 93% |
Dawn Career Institute LLC
Newark
DE
|
$13,658 | 58% |
Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design LLC
Newark
DE
|
$17,297 | 23% |
Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology
Dagsboro
DE
|
$18,781 | 9% |
Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty
Newark
DE
|
$11,408 | 6% |
Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware
Newark
DE
|
$21,295 | 3% |
Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Medical Center
Lewes
DE
|
N/A | N/A |
Harris School of Business-Wilmington Campus
Wilmington
DE
|
N/A | N/A |
|
Harris School of Business-Dover Campus
Dover
DE
|
N/A | N/A |
Academy of Massage and Bodywork
Bear
DE
|
N/A | N/A |