There are 19 colleges in Delaware - 6 public and 13 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Delaware colleges is $8,140 for state residents and $16,738 for out-of-state students.
10 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 2025 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 | $41,400 ($16,810) |
$20,304 ($20,304) |
25,100 | 20,714 | 4,386 | 13 to 1 |
| Wilmington | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | $13,723 ($5,445) |
$13,058 | 1,292 | 962 | 330 | 15 to 1 |
| Dover | 2 | 2 | - | - | $13,199 ($6,501) |
$17,484 ($9,114) |
18,664 | 17,918 | 746 | 15 to 1 |
| Dagsboro | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 81 | 81 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Woodside | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 590 | 590 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Lewes | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 51 | 51 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Smyrna | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 21 | 21 | - | 25 to 1 |
| New Castle | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,630 | $9,726 | 13,746 | 8,858 | 4,888 | 12 to 1 |
| Bear | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 81 | 81 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Georgetown | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,308 ($5,445) |
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