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Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware Public 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Dover, Delaware, Delaware State University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 5,327 students in fall 2024, including 4,581 undergraduates and 746 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university and a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.

Delaware State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 87 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Business Administration and Management, and Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. It awarded 839 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

5,327
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
839
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
87
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 87

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Public Administration and Social Services 2
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Education 23
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Psychology 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Social Sciences 3
Communication and Journalism 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Health Professions 8
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Engineering 1
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Physical Sciences 5
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 4
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
History 2
English Language and Literature 1
Science Technologies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
23%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
595
Associate degrees
7
Master's degrees
182
Doctoral degrees (research)
40
Certificates under 1 year
15

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,327
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,581
Graduate students, fall 2024
746
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,900
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,989
Graduate students, 2024-25
911
Full-time, 2024-25
82%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
66%
Men
34%
White
8%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
72%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
59%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Tony Allen
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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