70.7% / 70.0%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications39,742
Overall admit rate69.2%
In-state admit rate70.7%
Out-of-state admit rate70.0%
Enrolled4,075 · 14.8% yield
Admitted from waitlist2,087 of 3,417
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record, State residency
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$15,280
in-state tuition
out-of-state $40,840
Tuition (in-state)$15,280
Tuition (out-of-state)$40,840
Fees$2,380
Room & board$15,974
Books$1,250
Avg need-based grant$14,836
% need met60.5%
Avg debt at graduation$38,652
#4
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Chemical (Doctorate)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Chemical (Doctorate)#426
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#2726
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#3826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#4026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#5026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#7826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#8826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceConference USA2
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingDelaware colleges1
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 15 → Rolling → May 1 or within 3 weeks if notified thereafter
Rolling admissionsYes
Early actionNovember 1 → January 31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot required for admission, but considered if submitted
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS, 2 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.commonapp.org/explore/univer…
Admissions emailadmissions@udel.edu
Admissions phone302-831-8123
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Penn State Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Penn State University Park PA · Public—1340—
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
James Madison University VA · Public68.8%126021K
Temple University PA · Public86.2%120021K
Drexel University PA · Private (nonprofit)69.9%135012K
University of Connecticut CT · Public54.4%135021K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.