Delaware State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Delaware State University is a public master's university in Dover, DE (city setting), with 4,941 undergraduates (65% women). It admitted 62% of 7,542 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 860–1070 on the SAT and 22–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $40,172 a year for out-of-state students and $30,236 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,555 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 39% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, liberal arts & general studies, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 5.44 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Delaware State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,314 in-state · $20,250 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Delaware State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Delaware State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northeast Conference | 27 | room 1 | 2 | $492k | $18,219 | 969 | |
| Baseball | Northeast Conference | 25 | room 9 | 1 | $319k | $12,755 | 955 | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 16 | 1 over | 4 | $1.2M | $72,665 | 901 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $845k | $52,815 | 939 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | 975 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 2 | — | — | 975 | |
| Football | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 91 | room 14 | 1 | $4.3M | $47,327 | 921 | |
| Women's Golf | Northeast Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $189k | $18,869 | 952 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Northeast Conference | 29 | room 9 | 2 | $349k | $12,028 | 964 | |
| Softball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 29 | 4 over | 5 | $512k | $17,662 | 973 | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $331k | $36,790 | 965 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 17 over | 1 | $565k | $9,120 | 934 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 123 | 78 over | 1 | $565k | $4,597 | 959 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 25 | 7 over | 3 | $693k | $27,709 | 933 | |
| Women's Wrestling | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.