Delaware State University

Delaware State University is a public, historically black university located in Dover, DE. It has not extremely selective admissions, as 49% of applicants are accepted. It is a small institution with full-time enrollment of 3,749 undergraduate students. Delaware State students can choose from 38 unique majors across eight academic disciplines. The most desired options are Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Criminology, and Communications, which in total are comprised of 27% of students. It ranks first in Delaware for its public health program. Also, Delaware State University places 1st in Delaware according to our best historically Black colleges list. At full freight, tuition costs $7,474 a year, if you live in Delaware. If you aren't based out of Delaware, tuition can cost you as much as $16,058. Before you decide against applying due to the price, know that just about each Delaware State undergrad, a great majority of Delaware State undergrads secures some financial aid. 39% of Delaware State University students roll with punches to graduation day, prepared to enter the next phase of their lives: full-time employment. On average, alumni take home an annual salary of $28,200 a couple years after commencement. After an additional four years in the job market, the alumni's median salary increases 27% to $35,800; however, that is still 10.7% south of the national median earnings for individuals. Many of you may also want to know that a great majority of applicants submit their SAT score and 7,000 people applied last year. Further, 43% of courses are small, with 20 to 39 students, and 49% of classes are extremely small, with only 2 to 19 students. Related to your personal finances, be aware that 60% of undergraduates obtain state grants to subsidize their studies. Its campus food rating on School Authority is 7.03 and for its student life, Delaware State received a 7.72 out of 10. Relating to the student experience, Delaware State offers meal plans for its undergraduates. To wrap things up, two years after college, 94% of alumni have jobs and 12% of graduates miss payments on their student debt.