U. Delaware vs. U. Colorado Boulder · Cost & aid

U. DelawareNewark, DE

U. Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO

Key differences on Cost & aid

1
U. Delaware's grants cover 25% of its full price on average, vs. 12% at U. Colorado Boulder
Aid generosity
2
U. Delaware costs about $6.5K less per year on average than U. Colorado Boulder ($37,216 vs. $43,699, all students)
Average cost, all students

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students

U. Delaware$37.2KLowest

U. Colorado Boulder$43.7K

Aid generosity

U. Delaware25%Most

U. Colorado Boulder12%

Net price, with grants

U. Delaware$19.1KLowest

U. Colorado Boulder$26.2K

Grants

First-years receiving grants

U. Delaware91%Most

U. Colorado Boulder53%

Average grant

U. Delaware$13.3KLargest

U. Colorado Boulder$11.2K

Aid from the college

U. Delaware82%

U. Colorado Boulder53%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state

U. Delaware$33.7K

U. Colorado Boulder$37.7K

Sticker price, out-of-state

U. Delaware$57.4K

U. Colorado Boulder$63.2K

Tuition & fees, in-state

U. Delaware$16.1K

U. Colorado Boulder$16.4K

Tuition & fees, out-of-state

U. Delaware$39.7K

U. Colorado Boulder$41.9K

First-years paying out-of-state rates

U. Delaware66%

U. Colorado Boulder47%

What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

U. DelawareLittle need-based aid above $110K
Merit possible; averaging $9K
U. Colorado BoulderLittle need-based aid above $110K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

Metric	U. Delaware	U. Colorado Boulder
Need-based aid up to	Little need-based aid above $110K	Little need-based aid above $110K
Merit for students without need	31% got merit aid, averaging $9K	–
Published promise	–	–

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

Metric	U. Delaware	U. Colorado Boulder
Tuition guarantee	No	Yes
Promise program	No	No

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

Metric	U. Delaware	U. Colorado Boulder
Aid forms	FAFSA	–
Aid priority date or deadline	January 15 (priority)	–
Need met, first-years	–	–
Average aid package, first-years	–	–
College grant dollars given as merit	–	–
Aid for international students	–	–

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2023 entrants;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, 2020–21;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why