For Delaware colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,258 for Delaware residents and $17,402 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,853 for Delaware residents and $14,610 for out-of-state students.
University of Delaware has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $39,720 and Polytech Adult Education has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,430 among Delaware colleges. For graduate programs, University of Delaware has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $19,546 and Wilmington University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $9,492 among Delaware colleges.
You can narrow Delaware colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Delaware colleges in 2024 is $27,893 for state residents and $37,038 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $8,258 | $17,402 | $13,853 | $14,610 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,713 | $1,713 | ||
| Room & Board | $14,135 | $14,135 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,788 | $3,788 | ||
| COA | $27,893 | $37,038 | $33,489 | $34,245 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Delaware colleges is $8,258 for state residents and $17,402 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Delaware colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,222 | $939 | $17,697 | $873 |
| 2020-2021 | $6,699 | $872 | $16,573 | $856 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,749 | $894 | $15,433 | $865 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,827 | $894 | $15,968 | $865 |
| 2023-2024 | $7,262 | $996 | $16,464 | $939 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Delaware colleges in 2024 is $13,853 for state residents and $14,610 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Delaware colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $19,662 | $571 | $17,874 | $347 |
| 2020-2021 | $19,662 | $689 | $17,874 | $406 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,130 | $689 | $13,810 | $408 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,391 | $696 | $13,165 | $412 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,282 | $1,571 | $13,760 | $849 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Delaware colleges in 2024 is $494 for state residents and $727 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $619 for state residents and $717 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $507 | $721 | $897 | $1,001 |
| 2020-2021 | $511 | $730 | $897 | $1,001 |
| 2021-2022 | $453 | $675 | $657 | $760 |
| 2022-2023 | $502 | $728 | $598 | $702 |
| 2023-2024 | $494 | $727 | $619 | $717 |
The average living costs of Delaware colleges in 2024 is $17,923 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,908 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Delaware colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,531 | $3,877 | $10,217 | $4,019 |
| 2020-2021 | $12,258 | $2,825 | $10,080 | $3,368 |
| 2021-2022 | $12,753 | $2,825 | $9,932 | $3,251 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,486 | $3,323 | $10,618 | $3,362 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,135 | $3,788 | $12,543 | $3,364 |