Quad

Head-to-head

Delaware State
Grambling State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Grambling State has 26 pts more Pell recipients than Delaware State (75% vs. 49%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Delaware State is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.23)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Delaware State's yield is 16 pts higher than Grambling State's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Delaware State graduates 11 pts more of its students than Grambling State (48% vs. 37%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Grambling State's SAT midpoint is 90 points higher than Delaware State's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Delaware State grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than Grambling State's ($49,307 vs. $41,109)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Grambling State admits 45%, Delaware State 47%; Delaware State's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Delaware State47%
Grambling State45%
Quad's selectivity
  • Delaware StateAccessible
  • Grambling StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Delaware State
800–1020
Grambling State
920–1080
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Delaware StateGPA and school record required
  • Grambling StateRigor, GPA, and tests very important5%

Who's on each campus

Delaware State and Grambling State are about the same size; Grambling State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Delaware State4.4K
Grambling State4.2K
Pell Grant share
Delaware State49%
Grambling State75%

Majors and faculty

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities leads at Delaware State, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies at Grambling State.

Students per faculty member
Delaware State17 to 1
Grambling State25 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Delaware StateLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other10%
  • Grambling StateCriminal Justice/Safety Studies16%

What each costs

Grambling State costs about $5.1K less a year than Delaware State on average; Delaware State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Delaware State$22.9K
Grambling State$17.9K
Aid generosity
Delaware State34%
Grambling State32%

What each pays off

Delaware State's former students earn more, a median $49.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 48% at Delaware State to 37% at Grambling State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Delaware State$49.3K
Grambling State$41.1K
Graduation rate
Delaware State48%
Grambling State37%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Delaware StateGrowing+17%
  • Grambling StateGrowing+348%
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: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;Grambling State University Common Data Set 2019–20, Fall 2019About 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