Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware
![Delaware State University HBCU in Dover 130th anniversary](https://collegesofdistinction.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/delaware-state-university-130th-logo.png)
Delaware State University has empowered students to be curious, active change-makers for more than 130 years. Founded in 1891 as the State College for Colored Students, DSU now offers over 40 undergraduate programs to a diverse body of future leaders. Experiential learning and critical thinking prime all students to be globally minded and culturally aware in everything they do.
Get to know Delaware State University
College Highlights
ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY
Non-U.S. Citizen: 4%
Hispanic/Latinx: 7%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 71%
White, non-Hispanic: 9%
Native/Indigenous American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 0%
Asian, non-Hispanic: 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 0%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 6%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 3%
Admission
TEST SCORES
Required
FRESHMAN PROFILE
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th Percentile: 420 | 75th Percentile: 520
SAT Math
25th Percentile: 390 | 75th Percentile: 490
ACT Composite
25th Percentile: 17 | 75th Percentile: 22
ACT Math
25th Percentile: 16 | 75th Percentile: 20
ACT English
25th Percentile: 15 | 75th Percentile: 23
Tuition & Cost
Tuition (in-state): $7,038
Tuition (out-of-state): $16,960
Fees: $1,320
Room: $7,490
Board: $4,628
What Others are Saying
Contact Delaware State University
Contact Admissions
desu.edu/admissions
(302) 857-6351
admissions@desu.edu
Campus Location
1200 N. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 857-6060