Enrollment Trends at Delaware State

The student population at Delaware State University is 5,327 (4,581 undergraduate and 746 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,039 (24.23%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Delaware State is 86.00% which is increased by 638 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 401 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 52 male students for every 100 female students, down from 59 in 2015.
655 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 9,257.14% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,924 where 5,327 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 5,828 students in 2024 and was lowest at 4,288 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 4,288 to 5,327 students, a net gain of 1,039 (24.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Delaware State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,288	3,943	1,449	2,494	345	140	205
2016-17	4,328 40	3,993 50	1,445 -4	2,548 54	335 -10	140	195 -10
2017-18	4,352 24	4,050 57	1,399 -46	2,651 103	302 -33	124 -16	178 -17
2018-19	4,586 234	4,208 158	1,441 42	2,767 116	378 76	127 3	251 73
2019-20	4,768 182	4,315 107	1,463 22	2,852 85	453 75	130 3	323 72
2020-21	4,739 -29	4,131 -184	1,322 -141	2,809 -43	608 155	172 42	436 113
2021-22	5,200 461	4,399 268	1,442 120	2,957 148	801 193	226 54	575 139
2022-23	5,826 626	4,996 597	1,734 292	3,262 305	830 29	229 3	601 26
2023-24	5,828 2	4,941 -55	1,738 4	3,203 -59	887 57	274 45	613 12
2024-25	5,327 -501	4,581 -360	1,599 -139	2,982 -221	746 -141	227 -47	519 -94
Average	4,924	4,356	1,503	2,853	569	179	390

Delaware State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,356 where 4,581 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Delaware State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,943	3,596	1,308	2,288	347	141	206
2016-17	3,993	3,593	1,290	2,303	400	155	245
2017-18	4,050	3,571	1,226	2,345	479	173	306
2018-19	4,208	3,678	1,234	2,444	530	207	323
2019-20	4,315	3,790	1,288	2,502	525	175	350
2020-21	4,131	3,617	1,135	2,482	514	187	327
2021-22	4,399	3,766	1,252	2,514	633	190	443
2022-23	4,996	4,041	1,345	2,696	955	389	566
2023-24	4,941	4,097	1,406	2,691	844	332	512
2024-25	4,581	3,920	1,368	2,552	661	231	430
Average	4,356	4,356	1,285	2,482	4,356	218	371

Delaware State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 569 where 746 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Delaware State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	345	305	122	183	40	18	22
2016-17	335	289	120	169	46	20	26
2017-18	302	263	103	160	39	21	18
2018-19	378	342	112	230	36	15	21
2019-20	453	417	118	299	36	12	24
2020-21	608	519	145	374	89	27	62
2021-22	801	705	199	506	96	27	69
2022-23	830	699	200	499	131	29	102
2023-24	887	724	218	506	163	56	107
2024-25	746	667	204	463	79	23	56
Average	569	569	154	339	569	25	51

Delaware State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 7.72% and the percentage of black students is 73.06% at Delaware State University. 0.99% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.24% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 11.68% to 7.72%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.12% to 0.99%. Black student enrollment increased from 68.24% to 73.06%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.48% to 8.24%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4500 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5157 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Delaware State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	9	48	2,926	235	4	501	185
2016-17	8	29	2,980	264	2	458	202
2017-18	11	25	2,940	273	5	416	209
2018-19	12	63	3,138	297	8	425	246
2019-20	8	32	3,162	301	9	447	271
2020-21	9	35	3,243	309	5	468	272
2021-22	6	72	3,527	501	2	625	302
2022-23	9	53	3,767	408	1	559	338
2023-24	8	77	4,187	486	5	541	324
2024-25	3	53	3,892	439	4	411	309
Average	8	49	3,376	351	5	485	266

Delaware State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

655 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 9,257.14% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Delaware State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,288	7	489	3,792
2016-17	4,328	8	682	3,638
2017-18	4,352	6	18	4,328
2018-19	4,586	5	1,444	3,137
2019-20	4,768	144	2,144	2,480
2020-21	4,739	312	2,791	1,636
2021-22	5,200	406	3,162	1,632
2022-23	5,826	655	3,814	1,357
2023-24	5,828	625	4,045	1,158
2024-25	5,327	655	3,466	1,206
Average	4,924	282	2,206	2,436

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Enrollment Trends at Delaware State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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