There are 18 colleges in Delaware - 6 public and 12 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Delaware colleges is $8,258 for state residents and $16,893 for out-of-state students.
9 Delaware cities have at least one college and, of them, Newark has the most of 5 colleges. It has Wilmington and Dover also has a number of colleges of 5 and 2 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Delaware colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Newark | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | $39,720 ($16,080) |
$19,546 ($19,546) |
24,647 | 20,090 | 4,557 | 14 to 1 |
| Wilmington | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | $13,063 ($4,965) |
$14,093 | 1,411 | 988 | 423 | 15 to 1 |
| Dover | 2 | 2 | - | - | $16,039 ($7,640) |
$14,976 ($8,160) |
17,552 | 16,722 | 830 | 14 to 1 |
| Woodside | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 750 | 750 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Lewes | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 51 | 51 | - | 6 to 1 |
| New Castle | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,330 | $9,492 | 14,020 | 9,091 | 4,929 | 12 to 1 |
| Bear | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 116 | 116 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Georgetown | 1 | 1 | - | - | $11,828 ($4,965) |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Dagsboro | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 82 | 82 | - | 12 to 1 |