Delaware Colleges by Tuition Range

The following diagram categorizes Delaware Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, classification is based on out-of-state tuition.

*Updated with 2025 Tuition

Any Range18 colleges
< $10K3 colleges
$10K - $20K11 colleges
$20K - $30K2 colleges
$30K - $40K1 college
$40K - $50K1 college
> $50K0 college

Delaware Tuition Trends over Past 10 Years

The following table shows the changes of the tuition and living costs for undergraduate and gradate programs in Delaware. The tuition & fees of the schools have risen 4.27% over the past decade. Last year, the tuition & fees increased by -0.48%.
The graduate tuition & fees have risen -8.80% over the past decade where it is increased by 9.46% last year. The living costs in Delaware Colleges have risen 45.03% over the past decade. We analyze the trends based on the college costs of 4-year schools.
Tuition Changes over last 10 Years in Delaware
Tuition & FeesLiving Costs
UndergraduateGraduateOn-CampusOff-Campus
in-StateOut-of-Statein-StateOut-of-State
2011-12 $7,112$16,572 $15,905$18,791 $12,694$11,571
2012-13 $7,420
4.33%		$17,342
4.65%		 $16,668
4.80%		$19,686
4.76%		 $12,165
-4.17%		$11,858
2.48%
2013-14 $7,609
2.55%		$17,845
2.90%		 $17,300
3.79%		$20,318
3.21%		 $12,254
0.73%		$11,978
1.01%
2014-15 $7,736
1.67%		$18,222
2.11%		 $17,698
2.30%		$20,716
1.96%		 $12,807
4.51%		$13,005
8.57%
2015-16 $7,860
1.60%		$18,613
2.15%		 $18,217
2.93%		$21,265
2.65%		 $13,374
4.43%		$13,051
0.35%
2016-17 $8,046
2.37%		$19,068
2.44%		 $18,631
2.27%		$21,739
2.23%		 $13,297
-0.58%		$12,875
-1.35%
2017-18 $8,336
3.60%		$19,751
3.58%		 $19,081
2.42%		$22,189
2.07%		 $13,674
2.84%		$12,996
0.94%
2018-19 $7,609
-8.72%		$17,579
-11.00%		 $19,594
2.69%		$22,702
2.31%		 $14,104
3.14%		$13,047
0.39%
2019-20 $7,850
3.17%		$18,061
2.74%		 $20,233
3.26%		$23,341
2.81%		 $14,674
4.04%		$13,283
1.81%
2020-21 $8,054
2.60%		$18,442
2.11%		 $20,351
0.58%		$23,459
0.51%		 $14,249
-2.90%		$12,993
-2.18%
2021-22 $8,140
1.07%		$18,614
0.93%		 $11,819
-41.92%		$14,927
-36.37%		 $14,354
0.74%		$12,619
-2.88%
2022-23 $7,721
-5.15%		$18,327
-1.54%		 $5,510
-53.38%		$15,195
1.80%		 $15,994
11.43%		$13,515
7.10%
2023-24 $8,258
6.96%		$19,091
4.17%		 $8,160
48.09%		$17,261
13.60%		 $17,414
8.88%		$15,465
14.43%
2024-25 $8,657
4.83%		$19,000
-0.48%		 $14,709
80.26%		$18,894
9.46%		 $18,574
6.66%		$18,240
17.94%

2025 Average Tuition & Fees of Delaware Colleges

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Delaware Colleges is $8,140 for state residents and $18,483 for out-of-state students in public 4-year colleges. In community colleges (2-4 year colleges), the tuition & fees is - for state residents and -.
The average tuition at trade/vocational schools is $13,672. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees are $14,709 for state residents and $18,894 for out-of-state students in public graduate schools. For private graduate schools, the average tuition is $12,115.
Undergraduate Programs Average Costs
4-Year CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Public (in-State)$8,140- $13,672
Public (out-of-State)$18,483-$13,672
Private$13,830-$13,672
Graduate Programs Average Costs
Tuition & Fees
Public (in-State)$14,709
Public (out-of-State)$18,894
Private$12,115