University of Delaware

Newark, DE · Public · Graduate degree-granting

A public institution in Newark, Delaware, accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, University of Delaware serves students across multiple degree programs. With 19,071 students, it is a mid-size institution. Graduates earn a median of $72,950 ten years after enrollment, which is 79% above the national median of $40,747. The graduation rate is 79.7%. On the financial side, median graduate debt is $24,572, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 2.97x. The average net price after financial aid is $17,799 per year. The most popular programs include Finance, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Marketing, Clinical Psychology, and Registered Nursing.

Key Outcomes

Median Earnings (10yr)

$72,950

Graduation Rate

79.7%

Median Debt

$24,572

Average Net Price

$17,799

Earnings-to-Cost Ratio

1.02x

Earnings-to-Debt Ratio

2.97x

Admissions & Enrollment

Total Enrollment

19,071

Admission Rate

70.6%

Average SAT

1292

Retention Rate

92.0%

Cost

In-State Tuition

$16,810

Out-of-State Tuition

$41,400

Pell Grant Rate

16.1%

Federal Loan Rate

49.5%

Net Cost by Family Income

Income $0–$30K

$10,901

Income $30K–$48K

$10,099

Income $48K–$75K

$13,225

Income $110K+

$25,580

Student Demographics

Women

58.5%

White

66.9%

Black

6.5%

Hispanic

10.7%

Asian

5.6%

Two or More Races

5.3%

Student Loan Performance

Repayment Rate (3yr)

80.0%

Accreditations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics — Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship, Didactic Program in Dietetics (Accredited)
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program, Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program (Accredited)
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education — Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist (Accredited)
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs (Accredited)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology — Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs (Preaccredited)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels, Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels, Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Accredited)
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation — English Language (Accredited)
Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health (Accredited)
Middle States Commission on Higher Education — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation — Music (MUS) (Accredited)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education — Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools (Accredited)

Programs (219)

Bachelor (85)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Finance	$101,605	356
Marketing	$88,383	230
Clinical Psychology	$63,614	226
Registered Nursing	$98,486	196
Communications	$70,414	193
Biology	$74,535	177
Teacher Education	$56,301	175
Business Administration & Management	$89,105	154
Sports & Fitness	$76,478	150
Criminology	$63,553	149
Computer & Information Sciences	$111,520	137
Mechanical Engineering	$93,873	136
Public Health	$70,793	136
Political Science	$66,224	103
Health Services	$107,695	100
Management Information Systems	$107,062	99
Economics	$95,318	95
Accounting	$105,425	88
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	$55,528	81
Neuroscience	$59,009	80
Apparel and Textiles	$76,595	68
Chemical Engineering	$103,910	67
Secondary Education	$56,133	63
Biomedical Engineering	$101,175	63
History	$55,388	63
Public Administration	$55,209	62
Natural Resources Conservation	$59,620	61
Cognitive Science	$66,716	61
English Language & Literature	$56,243	55
Civil Engineering	$87,015	49
Sociology	$61,725	45
Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment	$64,020	42
Public Policy Analysis	$65,776	40
Hospitality Management	$71,102	40
International Business	$87,497	38
Wildlife Management	$42,567	35
Computer Engineering	$111,388	34
Data Analytics	Not reported	34
International Relations	$64,715	34
Fine Arts	$41,103	34
Mathematics	$76,327	31
Entrepreneurship	$56,895	31
Animal Sciences	$49,999	28
Ethnic & Gender Studies	$61,443	27
Liberal Arts & Sciences	Not reported	27
Nutrition Sciences	Not reported	26
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition	$63,799	25
Clinical Laboratory Science	$84,376	22
Human Resources Management	Not reported	22
Electrical Engineering	$97,567	21
Music	$49,145	21
Educational Administration	$72,710	20
Environmental Engineering	$76,631	20
Ecology	$52,110	20
Agriculture	$57,207	19
Romance Languages	$64,350	19
Chemistry	$84,428	19
Design & Applied Arts	$67,742	19
Statistics	Not reported	18
Construction Engineering	Not reported	16
Biotechnology	Not reported	16
Materials Science	Not reported	16
Landscape Architecture	Not reported	15
Foods, Nutrition & Wellness	$68,084	15
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	$74,190	15
Physiology	Not reported	14
Historic Preservation	Not reported	13
Physics	$74,475	13
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	12
Linguistics	Not reported	11
Zoology	Not reported	11
Applied Mathematics	Not reported	11
Agricultural Business	$74,606	10
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Not reported	10
Philosophy	Not reported	9
Atmospheric Sciences	Not reported	9
Anthropology	Not reported	8
Plant Sciences	Not reported	7
Area Studies	Not reported	7
Geography and Environmental Studies	Not reported	6
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$101,502	6
East Asian Languages	Not reported	5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	4
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$86,644	4
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	3

Master (70)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Business Administration & Management	$135,799	142
Physiology	Not reported	52
Public Relations	Not reported	47
Information Science	Not reported	45
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Not reported	36
Special Education	$60,626	34
Economics	Not reported	33
Music	$66,502	33
Data Analytics	Not reported	32
International Business	Not reported	32
Computer Engineering	Not reported	30
Civil Engineering	$85,704	28
Computer & Information Systems Security	Not reported	27
Mechanical Engineering	Not reported	25
Ecology	Not reported	25
Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment	Not reported	25
Accounting	Not reported	25
Communication Disorders	$73,464	20
Statistics	Not reported	19
Data Science	Not reported	18
Public Health	Not reported	18
Public Administration	$77,421	17
Chemistry	Not reported	16
Cognitive Psychology	$64,955	14
Computer & Information Sciences	Not reported	13
Educational Assessment	Not reported	13
Biology	Not reported	13
Data Science & Analytics	Not reported	13
Teacher Education	Not reported	12
Linguistics	Not reported	11
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	11
Fine Arts	$52,059	11
Plant Sciences	Not reported	10
Biomedical Engineering	Not reported	10
Historic Preservation	Not reported	10
Health Services	Not reported	10
Education, Other	Not reported	9
Natural Resources Management	Not reported	8
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Not reported	8
Geological Sciences	Not reported	8
Physics	Not reported	8
Public Policy Analysis	Not reported	8
Area Studies	Not reported	7
Education	Not reported	7
Communications	Not reported	6
Educational Administration	$75,858	6
Biotechnology	Not reported	6
Neuroscience	Not reported	6
Political Science	Not reported	6
Sociology	Not reported	6
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition	Not reported	6
Hospitality Management	Not reported	6
History	Not reported	6
Natural Resources Conservation	Not reported	5
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	5
Biochemical Engineering	Not reported	5
Liberal Arts & Sciences	Not reported	5
Mathematics	Not reported	5
Geography and Environmental Studies	Not reported	5
Homeland Security	Not reported	5
Design & Applied Arts	Not reported	5
Human Development & Family Studies	Not reported	4
Applied Mathematics	Not reported	4
Nutrition Sciences	Not reported	4
Urban Studies/Affairs	Not reported	4
Registered Nursing	$133,949	4
English Language & Literature	Not reported	3
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	Not reported	3
Materials Science	Not reported	3
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	$84,745	Not reported

Doctoral (30)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Chemical Engineering	$161,693	29
Computer Engineering	Not reported	19
Chemistry	$112,400	18
Educational Administration	$113,543	17
Civil Engineering	Not reported	15
Mechanical Engineering	Not reported	15
Materials Science	Not reported	15
Biomedical Engineering	Not reported	11
Economics	Not reported	10
Biology	Not reported	9
Physiology	Not reported	9
Computer & Information Sciences	Not reported	8
Education	Not reported	8
Plant Sciences	Not reported	7
English Language & Literature	Not reported	7
Mathematics	Not reported	7
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	7
Urban Studies/Affairs	Not reported	7
History	Not reported	5
Ecology	Not reported	4
Applied Mathematics	Not reported	4
Physics	Not reported	4
Sociology	Not reported	4
Fine Arts	Not reported	4
Communication Disorders	Not reported	4
Nutrition Sciences	Not reported	3
Criminology	Not reported	3
Political Science	Not reported	3
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Not reported	3
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	$84,379	Not reported

First Professional (1)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	Not reported	55

Associate (2)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Liberal Arts & Sciences	$42,988	231
Teacher Education	Not reported	29

Post-bachelor's Certificate (1)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition	$63,443	Not reported

Show 30 additional programs with limited data

Program	Level	Completers
Animal Sciences	Master	2
Animal Sciences	Doctoral	2
Food Science & Technology	Master	2
Communications	Doctoral	2
Linguistics	Doctoral	2
Romance Languages	Master	2
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Master	2
Microbiology	Master	2
Zoology	Doctoral	2
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	Doctoral	2
International Studies	Bachelor	2
Homeland Security	Doctoral	2
Clinical Laboratory Science	Master	2
Registered Nursing	Doctoral	2
Registered Nursing	First Professional	2
Applied Horticulture	Bachelor	1
Natural Resources Conservation	Doctoral	1
Ocean Engineering	Master	1
Ocean Engineering	Doctoral	1
Human Development & Family Studies	Doctoral	1
Zoology	Master	1
Behavioral Sciences	Doctoral	1
Geography and Environmental Studies	Doctoral	1
Sports & Fitness	Master	1
Astronomy	Bachelor	1
Geological Sciences	Bachelor	1
Geological Sciences	Doctoral	1
Criminology	Master	1
Hospitality Management	Doctoral	1
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Master	1