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Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of University of Delaware students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of University of Delaware students is 82.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 84.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 79.2%.

82.3%

  • asian 80.3% 196 students
  • African American 69.1% 170 students
  • white 84.0% 2,810 students
  • unknown 86.4% 19 students
  • hawaiian 100.0% 4 students
  • hispanic 77.8% 280 students
  • International Students 85.3% 99 students
  • Mixed Race 78.0% 96 students

Drop Out

University of Delaware has an overall drop-out rate of 15.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 18.2% and 13.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

15.7%

  • asian 18.0% 44 students
  • African American 25.6% 63 students
  • white 14.3% 480 students
  • unknown 13.6% 3 students
  • hispanic 18.9% 68 students
  • International Students 12.1% 14 students
  • Mixed Race 21.1% 26 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.0%

  • asian 1.6% 4 students
  • African American 5.3% 13 students
  • white 1.7% 57 students
  • hispanic 3.3% 12 students
  • International Students 2.6% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General $70,538 $70,176 $88,641
International Business $51,769 $53,358 $77,043
Accounting and Related Services $60,848 $62,491 $76,288
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $71,752 $68,698 $75,052
Mechanical Engineering $64,605 $62,632 $74,317
Chemical Engineering $70,693 $66,401 $73,424
Management Information Systems and Services $66,395 $67,101 $73,270
Finance and Financial Management Services $59,257 $60,552 $73,189
Civil Engineering $60,973 $60,523 $67,654
Marketing $48,859 $49,179 $65,051
Business Administration, Management and Operations $51,414 $53,537 $63,450
Economics $53,288 $50,231 $62,275
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions $61,520 $59,986 $62,225
Educational Administration and Supervision $40,939 $36,141 $60,842
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering $55,640 $55,512 $60,506
Design and Applied Arts $43,865 $47,260 $59,559
Apparel and Textiles $44,866 $49,555 $59,054
Hospitality Administration/Management $45,097 $48,432 $58,178
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $27,195 $28,960 $53,160
Communication and Media Studies $41,737 $40,621 $52,422
Criminology $33,603 $35,774 $48,573
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $43,191 $43,798 $48,484
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $42,454 $43,269 $46,147
Political Science and Government $37,692 $32,925 $45,725
Research and Experimental Psychology $30,180 $29,064 $45,214
Sociology $31,584 $26,715 $44,144
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $34,156 $32,569 $43,487
Public Health $30,641 $29,250 $43,443
Human Services, General $32,330 $31,818 $41,909
English Language and Literature, General $28,844 $23,340 $38,760
History $25,851 $26,121 $34,772
International Relations and National Security Studies $31,223 $32,925 $33,394
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management $22,340 $25,194 $32,512
Fine and Studio Arts $18,981 NA $25,862
Chemistry $46,748 $50,856 NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations $54,936 NA NA
Music $23,051 NA NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General $26,224 NA NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services $22,391 $25,774 NA
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs $24,331 NA NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services $38,909 NA NA
Agricultural Business and Management $51,351 NA NA
Animal Sciences NA $30,409 NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies $30,432 NA NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $55,689 $56,415 NA
Computer Engineering $77,168 NA NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $65,214 $63,005 NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services NA $26,715 NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $34,263 NA NA
Anthropology $20,403 NA NA
Biology, General $23,403 $28,960 NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology $45,447 NA NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology $19,872 NA NA
Neurobiology and Neurosciences $19,749 $15,922 NA
Mathematics NA $47,260 NA
Cognitive Science $21,268 $19,812 NA
Agriculture, General $28,961 $33,281 NA
Public Policy Analysis $36,841 NA NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations $93,960 $86,424 $84,710
Special Education and Teaching $50,991 $47,930 $56,205
Fine and Studio Arts $27,506 NA NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $93,211 $93,342 NA
Music $30,501 $30,771 NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $52,951 NA NA
Educational Administration and Supervision $59,578 NA NA
Civil Engineering $63,289 $64,990 NA
Computer Engineering $87,373 NA NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $43,897 NA NA
Public Administration $51,395 NA NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $72,283 $73,446 $77,585
Chemical Engineering $112,828 NA NA
Chemistry $77,567 NA NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $14,114 $20,687 NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services $50,005 $53,984 $59,592

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services NA $53,775 $52,509