University of Delaware
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.
University of Delaware is a public research university in Newark, DE (suburb setting), with 19,772 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 65% of 37,690 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1200–1360 on the SAT and 27–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $57,358 a year for out-of-state students and $33,718 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,716 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 81% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, engineering. The campus reported 0.72 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half 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 University of Delaware ranks
0 top-ten finishes 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $16,080 in-state · $39,720 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 80 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Delaware
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.
University of Delaware teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Conference USA | 28 | at cap | 3 | $1.4M | $49,338 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Conference USA | 38 | 4 over | 4 | $1.5M | $39,125 | 987 | |
| Men's Basketball | Conference USA | 15 | at cap | 6 | $3.3M | $223,251 | 970 | |
| Women's Basketball | Conference USA | 29 | 14 over | 5 | $2.7M | $92,392 | 981 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Conference USA | 22 | 5 over | 2 | $393k | $17,868 | 994 | |
| Field Hockey | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 24 | room 3 | 4 | $1.4M | $57,256 | 985 | |
| Football | Conference USA | 110 | 5 over | 1 | $10M | $92,061 | 958 | |
| Men's Golf | Conference USA | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $511k | $46,463 | 998 | |
| Women's Golf | Conference USA | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $782k | $111,736 | 974 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic 10 Conference | 52 | 4 over | 4 | $2.2M | $42,643 | 979 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Sun Conference | 41 | 3 over | 4 | $1.4M | $33,954 | 998 | |
| Women's Rowing | Mid-American Conference | 60 | room 8 | 1 | $2M | $33,822 | 995 | |
| Men's Soccer | The Summit League | 29 | 1 over | 4 | $1.2M | $41,430 | 980 | |
| Softball | Conference USA | 24 | room 1 | 5 | $1.5M | $64,433 | 981 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Sun Conference | 31 | 1 over | 1 | $728k | $23,493 | 985 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Sun Conference | 34 | 4 over | 1 | $1.2M | $36,369 | 995 | |
| Men's Tennis | Conference USA | 13 | 3 over | 1 | $531k | $40,844 | 998 | |
| Women's Tennis | Conference USA | 11 | 1 over | 2 | $926k | $84,196 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Conference USA | 49 | 4 over | 5 | $663k | $13,537 | 990 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Conference USA | 21 | 3 over | 5 | $1.4M | $65,747 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.