Enrollment Trends at UD

The student population at University of Delaware is 24,412 (20,026 undergraduate and 4,386 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,560 (6.83%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UD is 82.03% which is increased by 926 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 634 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 70 male students for every 100 female students, down from 77 in 2015.
1,739 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 286.44% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,784 where 24,412 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 24,412 students in 2025 and was lowest at 22,852 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 22,852 to 24,412 students, a net gain of 1,560 (6.8%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	22,852	19,100	8,148	10,952	3,752	1,819	1,933
2016-17	23,009 157	19,215 115	8,199 51	11,016 64	3,794 42	1,825 6	1,969 36
2017-18	23,774 765	19,750 535	8,451 252	11,299 283	4,024 230	1,949 124	2,075 106
2018-19	24,120 346	19,956 206	8,563 112	11,393 94	4,164 140	2,025 76	2,139 64
2019-20	23,808 -312	19,678 -278	8,342 -221	11,336 -57	4,130 -34	1,992 -33	2,138 -1
2020-21	23,613 -195	19,328 -350	8,170 -172	11,158 -178	4,285 155	2,007 15	2,278 140
2021-22	23,996 383	19,410 82	8,138 -32	11,272 114	4,586 301	2,135 128	2,451 173
2022-23	24,039 43	19,482 72	8,084 -54	11,398 126	4,557 -29	2,150 15	2,407 -44
2023-24	24,221 182	19,772 290	7,989 -95	11,783 385	4,449 -108	2,067 -83	2,382 -25
2024-25	24,412 191	20,026 254	8,010 21	12,016 233	4,386 -63	2,031 -36	2,355 -27
Average	23,784	19,572	8,209	11,362	4,213	2,000	2,213

University of Delaware Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 19,572 where 20,026 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 University of Delaware since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	19,100	17,556	7,442	10,114	1,544	706	838
2016-17	19,215	17,761	7,541	10,220	1,454	658	796
2017-18	19,750	18,195	7,719	10,476	1,555	732	823
2018-19	19,956	18,355	7,779	10,576	1,601	784	817
2019-20	19,678	18,378	7,749	10,629	1,300	593	707
2020-21	19,328	17,912	7,503	10,409	1,416	667	749
2021-22	19,410	18,006	7,434	10,572	1,404	704	700
2022-23	19,482	18,034	7,383	10,651	1,448	701	747
2023-24	19,772	18,084	7,174	10,910	1,688	815	873
2024-25	20,026	18,377	7,230	11,147	1,649	780	869
Average	19,572	19,572	7,495	10,570	19,572	714	792

University of Delaware Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,213 where 4,386 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 University of Delaware since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,752	3,006	1,518	1,488	746	301	445
2016-17	3,794	2,999	1,497	1,502	795	328	467
2017-18	4,024	3,189	1,568	1,621	835	381	454
2018-19	4,164	3,343	1,670	1,673	821	355	466
2019-20	4,130	3,263	1,604	1,659	867	388	479
2020-21	4,285	3,272	1,568	1,704	1,013	439	574
2021-22	4,586	3,504	1,655	1,849	1,082	480	602
2022-23	4,557	3,638	1,766	1,872	919	384	535
2023-24	4,449	3,596	1,735	1,861	853	332	521
2024-25	4,386	3,535	1,687	1,848	851	344	507
Average	4,213	4,213	1,627	1,708	4,213	373	505

University of Delaware Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.79%. The percentage was 69.67% 10 years ago and UD still has a high percentage of white students. 5.61% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.35% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.39% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.67% to 60.79%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.73% to 5.61%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.58% to 6.35%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.73% to 9.39%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6123 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5040 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Delaware 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	21	1,082	1,276	1,538	17	15,922	604
2016-17	23	1,149	1,330	1,620	16	15,776	646
2017-18	32	1,193	1,360	1,729	15	16,104	694
2018-19	29	1,234	1,380	1,824	19	16,180	717
2019-20	30	1,235	1,423	1,878	15	15,411	766
2020-21	27	1,243	1,490	1,933	12	15,087	823
2021-22	27	1,285	1,519	1,991	10	15,288	829
2022-23	22	1,319	1,527	2,063	9	15,180	843
2023-24	27	1,295	1,496	2,148	8	14,891	1,106
2024-25	21	1,370	1,550	2,292	3	14,840	1,131
Average	26	1,241	1,435	1,902	12	15,468	816

University of Delaware Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,739 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 286.44% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Delaware from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	22,852	450	1,180	21,222
2016-17	23,009	375	1,434	21,200
2017-18	23,774	446	1,887	21,441
2018-19	24,120	391	2,306	21,423
2019-20	23,808	396	2,627	20,785
2020-21	23,613	19,839	2,876	898
2021-22	23,996	2,082	13,666	8,248
2022-23	24,039	1,793	8,880	13,366
2023-24	24,221	1,698	8,336	14,187
2024-25	24,412	1,739	9,180	13,493
Average	23,784	2,921	5,237	15,626

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Enrollment Trends at UD

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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