Student Population at UD

How many students at UD?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Delaware has a total enrollment of 24,412 students, including 20,026 undergraduate and 4,386 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 10,041 male students (41.1%) and 14,371 female students (58.9%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 14,840 White students (60.8%) and 2,292 Hispanic students (9.4%).
Class Level Breakdown: 20,026 undergraduate students (82%) and 4,386 graduate students (18%).
Class Delivery: 1,739 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 9,180 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UD's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 10,041 male (41.13%) and 14,371 female (58.87%) students are attending University of Delaware. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 69.87.

By class level, 20,026 (82.03%) are undergraduate students and 4,386 (17.97%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.00% are male and 60.00% are female, while among graduate students, 46.31% are male and 53.69% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	24,412	20,026	4,386
Men	10,041	8,010	2,031
Women	14,371	12,016	2,355

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 14,840 White, 1,550 Black, and 1,370 Asian students out of a total of 24,412 are attending at University of Delaware. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Delaware is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	21	9	12
Asian	1,370	628	742
Black	1,550	640	910
Hispanic	2,292	798	1,494
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	1	2
White	14,840	5,820	9,020
Two or more races	1,131	418	713
Race Unknown	445	202	243

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	17	8	9
Asian	1,122	521	601
Black	1,315	558	757
Hispanic	2,084	718	1,366
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	12,947	5,036	7,911
Two or more races	1,025	383	642
Race Unknown	394	185	209

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	4	1	3
Asian	248	107	141
Black	235	82	153
Hispanic	208	80	128
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	1	1
White	1,893	784	1,109
Two or more races	106	35	71
Race Unknown	51	17	34

Student Age Distribution

By age, UD has 555 students under 18 years old and 102 students over 65 years old. There are 21,082 students under 25 years old, and 3,330 students over 25 years old out of 24,412 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 555 students are younger than 18 and 68 students are older than 65. UD has 19,621 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 405 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,461 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,925 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	555	380	175
18-19	8,910	5,554	3,356
20-21	8,913	5,393	3,520
22-24	2,704	1,353	1,351
25-29	1,665	815	850
30-34	774	365	409
35-39	329	164	165
40-49	293	186	107
50-64	167	109	58
Over 65	102	52	50

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	555	380	175
18-19	8,908	5,552	3,356
20-21	8,792	5,312	3,480
22-24	1,366	594	772
25-29	191	76	115
30-34	62	24	38
35-39	25	9	16
40-49	19	12	7
50-64	40	24	16
Over 65	68	33	35

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	2	2	0
20-21	121	81	40
22-24	1,338	759	579
25-29	1,474	739	735
30-34	712	341	371
35-39	304	155	149
40-49	274	174	100
50-64	127	85	42
Over 65	34	19	15

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Delaware, 1,739 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,180 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,306 students who live in Delaware or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 433 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	24,412	1,739	9,180
Undergraduate	20,026	1,064	8,504
Graduate	4,386	675	676

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Delaware Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,306	422	11
Undergraduate	978	84	2
Graduate	328	338	9

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 20,026 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 654 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.27%.464 students have transferred in as full-time status and 190 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	17,913
Transfer-in Full-time	464
Regular Part-time	1,459
Transfer-in Part-time	190

UD Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UD?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 24,412 students are enrolled at UD.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UD?

20,026 undergraduate and 4,386 graduate students are enrolled at UD.

What is the gender breakdown at UD?

10,041 male (41.13%) and 14,371 female (58.87%) students are attending UD.

What is the international student enrollment at UD?

2,760 international students (11.31%) are enrolled at UD, including 1,121 undergraduate and 1,639 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UD?

UD has a student population that is predominantly White: 14,840 White (60.79%), 1,550 Black (6.35%), and 1,370 Asian (5.61%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UD are under 18 or over 65?

555 students are under 18 and 102 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UD take online courses?

1,739 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 9,180 students take some online courses.

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