Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware · Public · 4,398 undergraduates · desu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
47%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
800 to 1020
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$33,620Est.Estimate
$44,020 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Delaware State University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
47% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$44,020
a year in 2027-28, from a $44,020 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 910
Send your score
About 64% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 850, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Doesn't superscore: it uses the scores from one test date.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate Students | Delaware State University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov2Early Action · November 2, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Apr15Regular Decision · April 15, 2027The standard deadline.
- Aug1Rolling admission · August 1, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
47%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 34% of them sent SAT scores and 2% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 800 to 1020
Reading and Writing 450 to 560
Math 420 to 530
ACT composite 18 to 23
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.5%
- 1200 to 13998.9%
- 1000 to 119936%
- 800 to 99947%
- 600 to 7997.1%
- 400 to 5990.5%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.16
- 4.011%
- 3.75 to 3.999%
- 3.50 to 3.7412%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2417%
- 2.50 to 2.9925%
- Below 2.5015%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$33,620
a year, in state
$44,020
a year, out of state (tuition $20,860)
- Tuition (in state)$10,460
- Fees$1,670
- Food and housing$15,700
- Books and supplies$670
- Transportation and other$5,120
Delaware State University published $32,663 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,525
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,575
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,956
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,042
- Over $110,000$24,795
Financial aid
40%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$13,040
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
2.8%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $15,086 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Delaware programs for residents
Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship (formerly Diamond State Scholarship)
$1,250 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, 1290+ SAT, Single tier; Delaware HS senior; enroll full-time at a regionally accredited college; competitive (~35 awards/year), an application, essay or interview
Herman M. Holloway Sr. Memorial Scholarship
State program · In-state students
Full tuition, required fees, room, board and books at Delaware State University
- 3.00+ GPA, 1000+ SAT, Single tier; Delaware HS senior; demonstrate financial need; 2027-28 FAFSA; one award per year
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
After college
Graduate within 6 years
42%
Come back for a second year
70%
Typical earnings
$51,864
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Delaware State University$51,432
- All colleges$59,032
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 16 majors here have earnings data.
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