Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
UDel requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 4617 first-time undergrad students enrolled at UDel. Among these students, 1,435 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 254 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1248
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 24679 admitted students 1435 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
31%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1155-1340. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 585 and 670, while 25% scored below 585 and another 25% scored above 670.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 570 and 670, while 25% scored below 570 and 25% achieved a score of 670. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1248 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UDel.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 33% nationally.
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Reading and Writing
585-670 -
Math
570-670
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
29
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 24679 admitted students 254 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
6%
Similar to the SAT, UDel requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 6% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 26 and 31, with 25% scoring above 31 and another 25% scoring below 26.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 51% of test takers nationally.
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English
25-33 -
Math
25-30 -
Composite
26-31
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$75
Undergraduate$75
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UDel during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UDel received a total of 34,111 applications. These applications included 13,189 male applicants and 20,922 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 34,111 applicants, UDel admitted 24,679 students. Among the admitted students, there were 9,042 males and 15,637 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 4,617 students chose to enroll at UDel. This means that 4,617 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,747 were male and 2,870 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UDel had an overall acceptance rate of 72% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 69% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 75%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UDel had an overall yield rate of 19% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 19%, and for female admitted students, it was 18%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UDel over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
University of Delaware uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
Neither required nor recommended
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Delaware.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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