Public · Newark, Delaware
University of Delaware: cost, debt and earnings by major
89 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $16,337
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 78%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 71%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 19,071
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $5,566 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $10,783 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $13,801 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $19,669 |
| $110,000+ | $23,862 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (2)
- Business/Commerce, General$75,156 (1 yr)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$61,550 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (1)
Bachelor's programs (66)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$111,520
- Computer Engineering$111,388
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$107,695
- Management Information Systems and Services$107,062
- Accounting and Related Services$105,425
- Chemical Engineering$103,910
- Finance and Financial Management Services$101,605
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$101,502
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$101,175
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,486
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$97,567
- Economics$95,318
- Mechanical Engineering$93,873
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$89,105
- Marketing$88,383
- International Business$87,497
- Civil Engineering$87,015
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$86,644
- Chemistry$84,428
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376
- Construction Engineering$80,800 (1 yr)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$76,631
- Apparel and Textiles$76,595
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$76,478
- Mathematics$76,327
- Agricultural Business and Management$74,606
- Biology, General$74,535
- Physics$74,475
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$74,190
- Educational Administration and Supervision$72,710
- Hospitality Administration/Management$71,102
- Public Health$70,793
- Communication and Media Studies$70,414
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$68,084
- Design and Applied Arts$67,742
- Cognitive Science$66,716
- Biotechnology$66,353 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$66,224
- Public Policy Analysis$65,776
- International Relations and National Security Studies$64,715
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$64,350
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$64,020
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$63,799
- Research and Experimental Psychology$63,614
- Criminology$63,553
- Sociology$61,725
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$61,443
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$59,620
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$59,009
- Human Resources Management and Services$58,003 (1 yr)
- Agriculture, General$57,207
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$56,895
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$56,301
- English Language and Literature, General$56,243
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$56,133
- Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs$55,528
- History$55,388
- Human Services, General$55,209
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$52,110
- Animal Sciences$49,999
- Music$49,145
- Landscape Architecture$44,791 (1 yr)
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$42,567
- Fine and Studio Arts$41,103
- Anthropology$39,453 (1 yr)
- Philosophy$37,919 (1 yr)
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (1)
Master's programs (15)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$135,799
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$133,949
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$117,476 (1 yr)
- Computer Engineering$112,575 (1 yr)
- International Business$96,784 (1 yr)
- Civil Engineering$85,704
- Public Administration$77,421
- Educational Administration and Supervision$75,858
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$73,464
- Music$66,502
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$64,955
- Special Education and Teaching$60,626
- Public Health$60,466 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$52,059
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$47,071 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (4)
- Chemical Engineering$161,693
- Educational Administration and Supervision$113,543
- Chemistry$112,400
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$84,379