Delaware State University Teaching Programs

Delaware State University is a public institution located in Dover, Delaware. Dover is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Delaware State University?

Contact details for Del State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1200 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
Phone:	302-857-6060
Website:	www.desu.edu

How Do I Get Into Del State?

You can apply to Del State online at: www.desu.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Del State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Del State?

Del State has an acceptance rate of 55%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Del State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 530. Math scores were between 410 and 530.

Del State received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 22. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 24.

Can I Afford Delaware State University?

The overall average net price of Del State is $26,625. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Del State, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $11,613 a year. That adds up to $46,452 over four years for those students.

Delaware State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,399 undergraduate students at Del State, with 3,766 being full-time and 633 being part-time.

There are also 801 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,766 full-time undergraduates at Del State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Delaware State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	32
Black or African American	2,694
Hispanic or Latino	407
White	373
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	243

Geographic Diversity

Delaware students aren't the only ones who study at Delaware State University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Del State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Delaware State University

In 2022-2023, 4,469 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Del State has changed over the last few years.

Delaware State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	13	15	28
Elementary Education	18	0	0	18
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	9	0	0	9
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	3	0	0	3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	3	0	3
Early Childhood Education	2	0	0	2
General Education	0	1	0	1
Art Education	1	0	0	1
General Special Education	0	0	0	0
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0
Biology Education	0	0	0	0
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0
Health Education	0	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0
Modern Language Education	0	0	0	0
Music Education	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0	0
Social Science Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0	0
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	33	17	15	65

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Smartyllama under License

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