Is Delaware test optional?

We haven't confirmed Delaware's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Delaware's acceptance rate?

71% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 28,238 of 39,995 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 61%, from 24,881 in 2015 to 39,995 in 2024, and Delaware's admit rate went from 67% to 71%.

What ACT score do you need for Delaware?

3% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 28–32, with a median of 30. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1220–1370 works out to about 25–30.

What GPA do you need for Delaware?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.98 high school GPA, and 32% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

How many students get off the waitlist at Delaware?

2,087 of the 3,417 students who were offered a spot were admitted, or 61%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Delaware? (Middle 50%: 1220–1370)

First-year students at Delaware who sent an SAT scored 1220–1370, with a median of 1300 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Delaware admits 71% of applicants.

University of Delaware · Newark, DE

Where your score lands at Delaware

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1220–1370, median 1300

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Delaware by the numbers

Admit rate: 71%
Middle 50% SAT: 1220–1370
Median SAT: 1300
About on the ACT: 25–30
Sent an SAT: 19%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Delaware admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 61%, from 24,881 in 2015 to 39,995 in 2024, and Delaware's admit rate went from 67% to 71%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	39,995	28,238	71%
2023	37,690	24,541	65%
2022	35,362	26,101	74%
2021	34,111	24,679	72%
2020	33,656	22,209	66%
2019	26,866	19,172	71%
2018	27,691	18,383	66%
2017	27,803	17,484	63%
2016	24,456	16,998	70%
2015	24,881	16,569	67%

In fall 2024, 4,424 of the 28,238 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Delaware

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1170Far reachHold
1170–1210ReachHold
1220–1290TargetHold
1300–1360TargetSend
1370 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Delaware SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	590	640	690
SAT Reading and Writing	610	650	700
SAT total	1220	1300	1370
ACT composite	28	30	32

Of enrolled first-year students, 19% sent an SAT and 3% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Average high school GPA: 3.98
Top 10% of their class: 32%; of new students who reported a rank

Delaware waitlist

Waitlist

3,417 applicants were offered a spot, and 2,087 were admitted from it.

61%of students who were offered a spot got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Delaware cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $17,799; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 81%
Median earnings: $72,950; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 21,981

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Delaware

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Every college for an SAT of1220 1300 1370

Sources

Delaware Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Delaware website
University of Delaware

Updated Nov 9, 2026. Spot a number that's off? Email support@tryashore.com and we'll check it against the source.

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1220–1370, and the median was 1300. At 1300 or higher you're above half of them. Delaware admits 71% of applicants.

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