Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best schools in Delaware. The average acceptance rate of best schools in Delaware is 70.65% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 21.12%.
Delaware State University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 54.92% and Delaware State University has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 36.65% among best schools in Delaware. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Delaware | 35,362 (13,830/21,532) | 26,101 (9,635/16,466) | 4,906 (1,924/2,982) | 74% (70%/76%) | 19% (20%/14%) |
| 2 | Delaware State University | 7,109 (2,227/4,882) | 3,904 (1,116/2,788) | 1,431 (434/997) | 55% (50%/57%) | 37% (39%/20%) |
| 3 | Wilmington University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Average | 21,236 (8,029/8,029) | 15,003 (5,376/9,627) | 3,169 (1,179/1,990) | 70.65% (67.0%/119.9%) | 21.12% (21.9%/20.7%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best schools in Delaware is 1105. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 560 and the average SAT Math score is 545.
University of Delaware has the highest SAT scores of 1,280 and Delaware State University has the lowest SAT scores of 930 among best schools in Delaware. The following table compares SAT Scores between best schools in Delaware for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Delaware | 25% (1,241) | 1280 | 640 | 640 |
| 2 | Delaware State University | 35% (499) | 930 | 480 | 450 |
| 3 | Wilmington University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| Average | 30.00% | 1105 | 560 | 545 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best schools in Delaware is 26. By subject, the average ACT English score is 24 and the ACT math score is 23.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best schools in Delaware for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Delaware | 4% (200) | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| 2 | Delaware State University | 3% (24) | 22 | 19 | 19 |
| 3 | Wilmington University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| Average | 3.50% | 26 | 24 | 23 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best schools in Delaware based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Delaware | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 2 | Delaware State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 3 | Wilmington University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||||
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator. We compare the schools that ranked top 10 in Delawareand in top 500 ranking for all colleges and universities in United States.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.