For Delaware colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,657 for Delaware residents and $15,878 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $14,709 for Delaware residents and $14,813 for out-of-state students.
University of Delaware has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $41,400 and Polytech Adult Education has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,445 among Delaware colleges. For graduate programs, University of Delaware has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $20,304 and Wilmington University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $9,726 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 2025 is $28,847 for state residents and $36,068 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 | $8,657 | $15,878 | $14,709 | $14,813 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,616 | $1,616 | ||
| Room & Board | $15,123 | $15,123 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,451 | $3,451 | ||
| COA | $28,847 | $36,068 | $34,899 | $35,003 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Delaware colleges is $8,657 for state residents and $15,878 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 | |
| 2020-2021 | $6,699 | $872 | $15,743 | $756 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,749 | $894 | $14,476 | $769 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,827 | $894 | $14,656 | $769 |
| 2023-2024 | $7,262 | $996 | $15,145 | $826 |
| 2024-2025 | $7,365 | $1,292 | $15,158 | $720 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Delaware colleges in 2025 is $14,709 for state residents and $14,813 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 | |
| 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 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,968 | $741 | $14,378 | $434 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Delaware colleges in 2025 is $397 for state residents and $675 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $641 for state residents and $739 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 | |
| 2020-2021 | $423 | $679 | $897 | $1,001 |
| 2021-2022 | $355 | $614 | $657 | $760 |
| 2022-2023 | $361 | $624 | $598 | $702 |
| 2023-2024 | $380 | $652 | $619 | $717 |
| 2024-2025 | $397 | $675 | $641 | $739 |
The average living costs of Delaware colleges in 2025 is $18,575 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,240 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 | |
| 2020-2021 | $12,193 | $2,017 | $9,783 | $3,039 |
| 2021-2022 | $12,337 | $2,017 | $9,618 | $3,001 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,314 | $2,680 | $10,389 | $3,126 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,114 | $3,300 | $12,336 | $3,129 |
| 2024-2025 | $15,123 | $3,451 | $14,799 | $3,441 |