Financial Aid at Delaware State

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

3,644 students (74% of total 4,941 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Delaware State University (Delaware State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $13,619.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 92% of total 1,288 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $13,309.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Delaware State University, 3,644 undergraduate students (74% of total 4,941 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $13,619.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Delaware State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship3,64474% $49,628,964$13,619
Pell Grants2,39849% $13,822,406$5,764
Federal Student Loan2,58052% $16,599,959$6,434

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,191 beginning undergraduate students (92% of total 1,288 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Delaware State University. The average amount of aid received is $13,309.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Delaware State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,19192% --
Grants or Scholarships1,15089%$15,305,305$13,309
Federal Grants72756%$4,452,417$6,124
Pell Grants72756%$4,314,891$5,935
Other Federal Grants1139%$137,526$1,217
State/Local Grants70255%$5,798,531$8,260
Institutional Grants83265%$5,054,357$6,075
Student Loan Aid72256%$5,723,622$7,927
Federal Student Loans71155%$4,094,129$5,758
Other Student Loans816%$1,629,493$20,117

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Delaware State University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level486473$5,730,198$11,791
0-30,000176174$2,245,725$12,760
30,001-48,000103102$1,359,376$13,198
48,001-75,000120118$1,330,890$11,091
75,001-110,0004040$447,988$11,200
110,001 or more4739$346,219$7,366

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