Colleges / Delaware State University
College · Public · Dover, DE · City
DSU

Delaware State University

Dover, DE

HBCU
Address1200 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
Websitewww.desu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate47%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size4,398
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 47% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 940.

If you get in

4,398 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$112k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$56k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$56k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.6k
Room & board
$16.7k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out8%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,398
Location
Dover, DE
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black76%
  • Hispanic8%
  • White6%
  • Two or more races6%
  • International2%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$40k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 65

What you can study.

Colleges / Delaware State University
College · Public · Dover, DE · City
DSU

Delaware State University

Dover, DE

HBCU
Address1200 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
Websitewww.desu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate47%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size4,398
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 47% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 940.

If you get in

4,398 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$112k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$56k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$56k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.6k
Room & board
$16.7k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants49%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out8%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,398
Location
Dover, DE
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black76%
  • Hispanic8%
  • White6%
  • Two or more races6%
  • International2%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$40k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 65

What you can study.