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Acceptance Rate 46.58%
Yield 33.68%
SAT Score 920
ACT Score 23
Applicants 8,445

Delaware State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 46.58% at Delaware State University. Total 8,445 students applied and 3,934 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 920 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.desu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.desu.edu/apply-now
Acceptance Rate46.58%
Average Test Scores920 SAT / 23 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 46.58%. A total of 8,445 students (3,060 men and 5,385 women) have applied to and 3,934 (1,217 men and 2,717 women) students admitted to Delaware State University.
Among them, 488 male and 837 female students have enrolled into Delaware State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 33.68%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Delaware State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants8,4453,0605,38500
Admitted3,9341,2172,71700
Enrolled1,32548883700
Acceptance Rate 46.58% 39.77% 50.45% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 33.68% 40.10% 30.81% - -
[Chart] Delaware State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Delaware State, 350 applicants (26% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 33 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 920 at Delaware State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,020 and 25th percentile score is 800.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Delaware State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Delaware State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Delaware State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8009201020
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing420480520
Math380440500
ACT Composite202324
Math171823
English212528
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Delaware State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Delaware State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Delaware State

The calendar system at Delaware State University is Semester. Delaware State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Delaware State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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