Quad

Head-to-head

U. Alabama
U. Delaware

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Delaware grads earn $13.7K more ten years out than U. Alabama's ($72,950 vs. $59,221)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Delaware graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Alabama (81% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Alabama has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. Delaware

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    U. Alabama costs about $4.8K less per year on average than U. Delaware ($32,385 vs. $37,216, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    U. Alabama's grants cover 30% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at U. Delaware

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    U. Delaware is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.47)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Delaware admits 71%, U. Alabama 71%; U. Alabama's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
U. Alabama71%
U. Delaware71%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. AlabamaSelective
  • U. DelawareSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Alabama
1100–1360
U. Delaware
1190–1370
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. AlabamaGPA, school record, and prep program required59%
  • U. DelawareRigor and GPA very important70%

Who's on each campus

U. Alabama has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. Delaware and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Alabama33.2K
U. Delaware19.1K
Pell Grant share
U. Alabama18%
U. Delaware16%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at both; U. Delaware has 16 students per faculty member to U. Alabama's 19.

Students per faculty member
U. Alabama19 to 1
U. Delaware16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. AlabamaFinance, General8%
  • U. DelawareFinance, General7%

What each costs

U. Alabama costs about $4.8K less a year than U. Delaware on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Alabama$32.4K
U. Delaware$37.2K
Aid generosity
U. Alabama30%
U. Delaware25%

What each pays off

U. Delaware's former students earn more, a median $73K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Alabama$59.2K
U. Delaware$73K
Graduation rate
U. Alabama71%
U. Delaware81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Alabama got less selective while U. Delaware held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. AlabamaGrowing+68%
  • U. DelawareGrowing+59%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:The University of Alabama (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022About 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