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Acceptance Rate 70.60%
Yield 15.67%
SAT Score 1,280
ACT Score 30
Applicants 39,995

UD Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 70.6% at University of Delaware. Total 39,995 students applied and 28,238 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,280 and the average ACT score is 30.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org/explore/university-delaware
Acceptance Rate70.60%
Average Test Scores1,280 SAT / 30 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 70.60%. A total of 39,995 students (15,840 men and 24,154 women) have applied to and 28,238 (10,489 men and 17,748 women) students admitted to University of Delaware.
Among them, 1,764 male and 2,660 female students have enrolled into UD and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.67%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UD
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants39,99515,84024,15400
Admitted28,23810,48917,74800
Enrolled4,4241,7642,66000
Acceptance Rate 70.60% 66.22% 73.48% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.67% 16.82% 14.99% - -
[Chart] University of Delaware Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UD, 832 applicants (19% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 114 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,280 at UD. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,370 and 25th percentile score is 1,190.
The average ACT score is 30 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 28.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UD. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UD with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UD
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total119012801370
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing600650690
Math590630680
ACT Composite283032
Math262832
English263035
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Delaware, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for UD
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 UD

The calendar system at University of Delaware is Four-one-four plan. University of Delaware accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Delaware accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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