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University of DelawareNewark, DE · Public

Students

Who's on campus

A large campus of 19,071 undergrads, where 16% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

+5% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.53

Diversity index vs. every college0.53
0.53
← 0.00higher than 40% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients16%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students17%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college16%
16%
← 0%higher than 10% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

19,071undergrads
Compared to every college19.1K
19.1K
← 19larger than 94% of 1,89337.8K →

5% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 42% take some

Where first-years come from

4,420 first-time students

59% came from other states and 1.0% from abroad; 39% are from Delaware. More from other states than at 86% of colleges.

  • In-state (Delaware)39%
  • Other states59%
  • Abroad1.0%

Top home states

  1. Delaware(home state)39% 1,745
  2. New Jersey20% 881
  3. Pennsylvania13% 576
  4. New York11% 487
  5. Maryland6.3% 280

From 34 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

654

new transfer students, 13% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 21% of colleges.

464 full-time, 190 part-time.

Going on to another college

14%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 718 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

3.7% of undergrads study part-time.

Men40%
National median: 44%Below typical

60% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students3.7%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older2.1%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 7,191 students.

Housing

Beds

7,191

About 38 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 19 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FBS · Conference USA

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

Recent move: Moved from the Colonial Athletic Association to the Conference USA, 2025–26

How the Conference USA compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

4-1-4 (two terms and a January term)

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 19% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Faith communities · 3

  • Catholic 1
  • Christian 2

Catholic

FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students)

Campus page

Christian

Reformed University Fellowship

Campus page

Christian

Reformed University Fellowship

University of Delaware RUF International

Greek life

7chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Undergrad men in a fraternity16%
National median: 7.0%Above typical
Undergrad women in a sorority21%
National median: 8.0%Above typical

Among first-years: 0.0% of men, 0.0% of women.

  • Fraternity and sorority housing

Councils and chapters

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

LGBTQ+ center or office

Founded 1993

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
  • Student health plan covers transition-related care

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)