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Delaware Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in Delaware. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
University of Delaware, has the lowest yield rate of 15.67% for academic year 2024-2025 in Delaware. Delaware State University is positioned second with 33.68% yield and follows them with 0%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Delaware.
Delaware Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1University of Delaware
Public, four-yearsNewark, DE
15.67% 39,995 28,238 4,424 70.60%
2Delaware State University
Public, four-yearsDover, DE
33.68% 8,445 3,934 1,325 46.58%