University of Delaware Teaching Programs

University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. UD is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is University of Delaware?

Contact details for UD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	104 Hullihen Hall, Newark, DE 19716
Phone:	302-831-2000
Website:	www.udel.edu

How Do I Get Into UD?

You can apply to UD online at: https://www.commonapp.org/explore/university-delaware

Admission Requirements for UD

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UD?

UD has an acceptance rate of 74%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to UD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

UD received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford University of Delaware?

The overall average net price of UD is $42,771. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UD, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $8,427 a year. That adds up to $33,708 over four years for those students.

University of Delaware Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 19,410 undergraduate students at UD, with 18,006 being full-time and 1,404 being part-time.

There are also 4,586 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,006 full-time undergraduates at UD, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	960
Black or African American	1,099
Hispanic or Latino	1,698
White	12,328
International Students	802
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,119

Geographic Diversity

Delaware students aren't the only ones who study at University of Delaware. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 97 countries are represented at UD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at University of Delaware

In 2022-2023, 10,673 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 2nd most popular in Delaware for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UD majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	50%

University of Delaware Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	23	133	0	0	156
Early Childhood Education	0	40	3	0	43
General Special Education	0	0	31	0	31
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	28	0	28
Music Education	0	27	0	0	27
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	10	14	24
Urban Education & Leadership	0	23	0	0	23
English & Language Arts Education	0	14	0	0	14
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	12	0	12
General Education	0	0	4	6	10
Mathematics Education	0	9	0	0	9
Other Education	0	0	7	0	7
History Education	0	6	0	0	6
Earth Science Teacher Education	0	3	0	0	3
Spanish Education	0	3	0	0	3
Social Studies Education	0	2	0	0	2
Biology Education	0	1	0	0	1
Latin Teacher Education	0	1	0	0	1
Psychology Teacher Education	0	1	0	0	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental Education	0	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Geography Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
German Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Modern Language Education	0	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0	0
Social Science Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	23	263	95	20	401

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

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