Enrollment Trends for Delaware Colleges

There are 9 active four-years colleges and universities in Delaware - 5 public and 4 private schools. In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 56,893 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Delaware including undergraduate and graduate programs. Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students increased by 26.47% from 44,987 to 56,893. The undergraduate population increased by 29.73% and the graduate population increased by 14.14% in last 10 years at Delaware Colleges.

By gender, there are 35,129 female students and 21,764 male students enrolled in the schools. The female to male students ratio is 1.61 to 1. The female students increased by 32.44% and male students increased by 17.88% in that period.

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Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 55,756, and 56,893 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023. Of the total students, 81.12% are undergraduate students and 18.88% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 10,576, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 1,330.

The female to male ratio is 1.61 to 1, meaning that there are more female students enrolled in Delaware Colleges than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Delaware Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	44,987	35,578	14,339	21,239	9,409	4,124	5,285
2013-14	47,024 2,037	36,430 852	14,687 348	21,743 504	10,594 1,185	4,499 375	6,095 810
2014-15	48,514 1,490	37,185 755	14,840 153	22,345 602	11,329 735	4,824 325	6,505 410
2015-16	59,586 11,072	47,761 10,576	18,906 4,066	28,855 6,510	11,825 496	5,200 376	6,625 120
2016-17	60,969 1,383	48,877 1,116	19,178 272	29,699 844	12,092 267	5,277 77	6,815 190
2017-18	60,195 -774	48,925 48	19,203 25	29,722 23	11,270 -822	4,639 -638	6,631 -184
2018-19	60,582 387	49,361 436	19,131 -72	30,230 508	11,221 -49	4,548 -91	6,673 42
2019-20	59,848 -734	49,073 -288	18,906 -225	30,167 -63	10,775 -446	3,954 -594	6,821 148
2020-21	58,571 -1,277	47,681 -1,392	17,860 -1,046	29,821 -346	10,890 115	3,965 11	6,925 104
2021-22	56,143 -2,428	45,481 -2,200	16,967 -893	28,514 -1,307	10,662 -228	3,956 -9	6,706 -219
2022-23	56,893 750	46,154 673	17,463 496	28,691 177	10,739 77	4,301 345	6,438 -268
Average	55,756	44,773	17,407	27,366	10,982	4,481	6,502

Delaware Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 44,773. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 10,576 from 35,578 to 46,154.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Delaware Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	35,578	26,914	11,328	15,586	8,664	3,011	5,653
2013-14	36,430	27,215	11,412	15,803	9,215	3,275	5,940
2014-15	37,185	27,690	11,513	16,177	9,495	3,327	6,168
2015-16	47,761	31,358	13,083	18,275	16,403	5,823	10,580
2016-17	48,877	31,919	13,416	18,503	16,958	5,762	11,196
2017-18	48,925	31,529	13,251	18,278	17,396	5,952	11,444
2018-19	49,361	31,901	13,254	18,647	17,460	5,877	11,583
2019-20	49,073	30,968	12,873	18,095	18,105	6,033	12,072
2020-21	47,681	30,345	12,284	18,061	17,336	5,576	11,760
2021-22	45,481	28,545	11,475	17,070	16,936	5,492	11,444
2022-23	46,154	29,263	11,775	17,488	16,891	5,688	11,203
Average	44,773	44,773	12,333	17,453	44,773	5,074	9,913

Delaware Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 10,982. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 1,330 from 9,409 to 10,739.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Delaware Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	9,409	4,714	2,157	2,557	4,695	1,967	2,728
2013-14	10,594	4,452	2,044	2,408	6,142	2,455	3,687
2014-15	11,329	5,098	2,459	2,639	6,231	2,365	3,866
2015-16	11,825	5,484	2,795	2,689	6,341	2,405	3,936
2016-17	12,092	5,686	2,972	2,714	6,406	2,305	4,101
2017-18	11,270	5,630	2,630	3,000	5,640	2,009	3,631
2018-19	11,221	5,384	2,547	2,837	5,837	2,001	3,836
2019-20	10,775	4,909	2,139	2,770	5,866	1,815	4,051
2020-21	10,890	5,025	2,144	2,881	5,865	1,821	4,044
2021-22	10,662	5,268	2,248	3,020	5,394	1,708	3,686
2022-23	10,739	5,820	2,658	3,162	4,919	1,643	3,276
Average	10,982	10,982	2,436	2,789	10,982	2,045	3,713

Delaware Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.62% and the percentage of black students is 20.48% at Delaware Colleges. 3.97% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Delaware Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	126	1,527	8,602	2,096	52	24,859	812
2013-14	183	1,448	9,153	2,296	59	25,869	888
2014-15	208	1,480	9,423	2,364	67	26,339	964
2015-16	262	1,857	12,001	3,600	91	32,229	1,351
2016-17	310	2,046	12,511	3,958	80	32,280	1,474
2017-18	267	1,983	11,477	4,691	71	30,491	1,584
2018-19	257	2,109	12,325	4,962	80	31,967	1,781
2019-20	190	2,149	12,103	5,617	82	31,325	2,180
2020-21	175	2,208	11,906	5,787	78	30,478	2,268
2021-22	157	2,307	11,479	5,809	48	29,068	2,186
2022-23	133	2,261	11,653	6,205	45	28,230	2,258
Average	206	1,943	11,148	4,308	68	29,376	1,613

Delaware Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

17,456 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 377.33% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Delaware Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	44,987	3,657	4,424	36,906
2013-14	47,024	4,460	4,238	38,326
2014-15	48,514	5,413	4,826	38,275
2015-16	59,586	6,030	12,074	41,482
2016-17	60,969	6,880	9,628	44,461
2017-18	60,195	7,705	7,632	44,858
2018-19	60,582	9,544	10,038	41,000
2019-20	59,848	10,470	10,769	38,609
2020-21	58,571	41,543	9,759	7,269
2021-22	56,143	14,309	23,000	18,834
2022-23	56,893	17,456	19,250	20,187
Average	55,756	11,588	10,513	33,655

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