University of Delaware

University of Delaware is a public college in Newark, DE. Its average net price is $16,337 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$5,566
$30,001 to $48,000$10,783
$48,001 to $75,000$13,801
$75,001 to $110,000$19,669
$110,001 and up$23,862
$17,660Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$43,220Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,337Average Net Price
$15,974Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,250Books and Supplies
$2,000Other Expenses
19.6%Students on Pell Grants
50.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

70.6%Acceptance Rate
600 to 690SAT Reading, Middle Half
590 to 680SAT Math, Middle Half
28 to 32ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$65,208
8 years after entry$75,264
10 years after entry$83,800
78.3%Graduation Rate
92.0%Retention Rate
$25,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Newark, DELocation
Large suburbSetting
19,071Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$76,731 n=125$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=77
Agricultural Business$54,084 National median for this major n=4,648Not published
Agriculture, General$39,259 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs$31,571 Small program - rough guide n=45$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=85
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=64
Animal Sciences$36,986 Small program - rough guide n=30$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Apparel and Textiles$53,050 n=104$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=78
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$48,512 National median for this major n=408Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Astronomy and Astrophysics$41,014 National median for this major n=614Not published
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$44,128 National median for this major n=605Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$38,799 n=192$26,000 n=192
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$74,776 Small program - rough guide n=66$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=60
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,151 n=173$26,000 n=147
Chemical Engineering$82,398 Small program - rough guide n=86$25,250 Small program - rough guide n=73
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$73,340 Small program - rough guide n=76$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=60
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$74,980 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Cognitive Science$37,167 Small program - rough guide n=41$24,627 Small program - rough guide n=63
Communications$47,911 n=244$24,111 n=201
Computer Engineering$82,817 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Computer Science$83,257 n=154$23,998 n=135
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Construction Engineering$80,800 Small program - rough guide n=31$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Criminology$42,802 n=190$25,000 n=160
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Design and Applied Arts$46,376 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=38
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$63,143 n=133$25,873 Small program - rough guide n=77
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=31
English Language and Literature, General$38,209 n=122$22,967 Small program - rough guide n=57
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$59,836 Small program - rough guide n=33$24,625 Small program - rough guide n=38
Environmental Conservation$41,566 Small program - rough guide n=85$24,625 Small program - rough guide n=64
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$40,519 Small program - rough guide n=40$25,856 Small program - rough guide n=37
Finance and Financial Management Services$73,286 n=363$26,000 n=310
Food Science and Technology$55,086 National median for this major n=940Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other$36,977 National median for this major n=166Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geography and Environmental Studies$40,570 National median for this major n=35Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$34,007 Small program - rough guide n=55$26,891 n=137
Historic Preservation and Conservation$31,353 National median for this major n=79Not published
History$36,733 Small program - rough guide n=58$21,951 Small program - rough guide n=54
Hospitality Administration/Management$55,060 Small program - rough guide n=68$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=36
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Human Services, General$35,790 Small program - rough guide n=64$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=70
International Business$71,511 Small program - rough guide n=45$25,945 Small program - rough guide n=31
International Relations and National Security Studies$39,361 Small program - rough guide n=51$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Landscape Architecture$59,874 National median for this major n=636Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$77,987 n=138$25,820 Small program - rough guide n=88
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$59,048 n=310$25,000 n=222
Materials Sciences$75,777 National median for this major n=112Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$79,282 n=160$26,891 n=157
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,279 Small program - rough guide n=80$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=66
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Plant Sciences$44,457 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
Political Science and Government$46,778 n=165$23,970 n=130
Public Health$39,871 n=144$25,496 n=163
Public Policy Analysis$55,344 Small program - rough guide n=41$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=45
Registered Nursing$88,340 n=308$27,000 n=209
Research and Experimental Psychology$36,606 n=211$24,744 n=256
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Sociology$33,077 Small program - rough guide n=60$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=66
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$40,073 n=146$23,250 n=194
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$33,119 Small program - rough guide n=46$26,891 Small program - rough guide n=40
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,833 Small program - rough guide n=98$26,891 Small program - rough guide n=78
Teaching$48,429 n=189$26,000 n=185
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$28,533 Small program - rough guide n=49$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Zoology/Animal Biology$33,118 National median for this major n=2,431Not published

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All Colleges in Delaware Accounting Agricultural Business Agriculture, General Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Animal Sciences Anthropology Apparel and Textiles Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Applied Mathematics Area Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Biology Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Biomedical/Medical Engineering Biotechnology Business Administration, Management and Operations Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Cognitive Science Communications Computer Engineering Computer Science Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Construction Engineering Criminology Data Analytics Design and Applied Arts Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Economics Educational Administration and Supervision Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering English Language and Literature, General Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Environmental Conservation Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Ethnic and Gender Studies Finance and Financial Management Services Food Science and Technology Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Geography and Cartography Geography and Environmental Studies Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Historic Preservation and Conservation History Hospitality Administration/Management Human Resources Management and Services Human Services, General International Business International Relations and National Security Studies International/Globalization Studies Landscape Architecture Languages and Linguistics Liberal Arts Management Information Systems and Services Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Marketing Materials Sciences Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Music Neurobiology and Neurosciences Nutrition Sciences Philosophy Physics Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Plant Sciences Political Science and Government Public Health Public Policy Analysis Registered Nursing Research and Experimental Psychology Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Sociology Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Statistics Studio Art Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Teaching Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Zoology/Animal Biology