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Delaware State University

Dover, Delaware

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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.

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4,131
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
68%
 
Enrolled male students
32%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
88%
 
Part-time students
12%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
64%
 
Adjuncts
36%
 
Faculty Ratio
16:1
Student/teacher ratio
$7,038
In-state tuition cost
$16,960
Out-of-state tuition cost
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students

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Contact Admissions

desu.edu/admissions
(302) 857-6351
admissions@desu.edu

Campus Location

1200 N. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901

(302) 857-6060

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