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. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

18 Delaware Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Newark 51-4 $39,720
($16,080)
$19,546
($19,546)
24,647 20,090 4,557 14 to 1
Wilmington 541- $13,063
($4,965)
$14,093 1,411 988 423 15 to 1
Dover 22-- $16,039
($7,640)
$14,976
($8,160)
17,552 16,722 830 14 to 1
Dagsboro 1--1 - - 82 82 - 12 to 1
Woodside 1--1 - - 750 750 - 5 to 1
Lewes 1--1 - - 51 51 - 6 to 1
New Castle 11-- $12,330 $9,492 14,020 9,091 4,929 12 to 1
Bear 1--1 - - 116 116 - 10 to 1
Georgetown 11-- $11,828
($4,965)
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