University of Delaware

IPEDS: 130943

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
39
Top 3.1% 20.0 – 99.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
14
Top 4.9% 10.0 – 80.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
91
Top 5.8% 57.0 – 95.0
Student/faculty ratio
Lower is better
12.91
Top 7.1% 10.9 – 28.3
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
136,539
Top 11.1% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
83
Top 14.2% 22.0 – 96.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
92
Top 17.3% 33.0 – 98.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
73
Top 18.4% 20.0 – 92.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
43
Top 20% 1.0 – 225.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
42,568
Top 20.9% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
465,780
Top 21.2% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
32
Top 21.5% 5.0 – 100.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
35,228
Top 25.2% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
69
Top 30.9% 9.0 – 100.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
4,417
Top 32% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
1,733
Top 32.9% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
4,477
Top 37.3% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
346
Top 38.2% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
23,673
Top 41.8% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Average discount from sticker price
Higher is better
25
Top 42.7% 7.0 – 64.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
1,312
Top 43.6% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
70
Top 68.5% 7.0 – 100.0
In-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
71
Top 73.9% 10.0 – 100.0
Net cost
Lower is better
45,974
Top 78.7% 0.0 – 66,625.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
1
Top 83.1% 0.0 – 19.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
43,220
Top 88.2% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
17,660
Top 89.2% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
24,572
Top 89.8% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
59
Top 97.8% 0.0 – 78.0