Best Colleges in Delaware
| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strayer University-Delaware private (for-profit) |
Wilmington (0.4 miles) |
$13,920 | $15,135 | - | - | 41 to 1 | 270 |
| Delaware College of Art and Design private (not-for-profit) |
Wilmington (0.5 miles) |
$30,280 | - | 57.07% | 41% | 15 to 1 | 129 |
| Wilmington University private (not-for-profit) |
New Castle (4.8 miles) |
$12,330 | $9,492 | - | 19% | 12 to 1 | 14,020 |
| Salem Community College public |
Carneys Point (4.8 miles) |
$9,900 ($7,140) |
- | - | 40% | 15 to 1 | 1,111 |
| Goldey-Beacom College private (not-for-profit) |
Wilmington (7.9 miles) |
$13,440 | $13,050 | 62.72% | 67% | 17 to 1 | 1,012 |
| Dawn Career Institute LLC private (for-profit) |
Newark (8.8 miles) |
$15,759 | - | - | - | 18 to 1 | 308 |
| Academy of Massage and Bodywork private (for-profit) |
Bear (10.3 miles) |
$10,075 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 116 |
| Neumann University private (not-for-profit) |
Aston (10.7 miles) |
$37,300 | $11,300 | 85.46% | 54% | 13 to 1 | 2,155 |
| Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design LLC private (for-profit) |
Newark (10.9 miles) |
$15,642 | - | - | - | 14 to 1 | 185 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware private (for-profit) |
Newark (11.1 miles) |
$17,225 | - | - | - | 17 to 1 | 103 |
| Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty private (for-profit) |
Newark (11.9 miles) |
$13,450 | - | - | - | 6 to 1 | 12 |
| University of Delaware public |
Newark (12.0 miles) |
$39,720 ($16,080) |
$19,546 ($18,664) | 73.81% | 79% | 15 to 1 | 24,039 |
| Widener University private (not-for-profit) |
Chester (12.9 miles) |
$53,638 | $27,105 | 87.69% | 67% | 11 to 1 | 5,416 |
| Williamson College of the Trades private (not-for-profit) |
Media (13.1 miles) |
$30,858 | - | 38.89% | 67% | 11 to 1 | 278 |
| Cheyney University of Pennsylvania public |
Cheyney (13.2 miles) |
$18,870 ($10,904) |
$20,286 ($13,998) | - | 14% | 15 to 1 | 697 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine public |
Media (13.7 miles) |
$25,118 ($15,180) |
$32,114 ($24,962) | 96.19% | 25% | 13 to 1 | 1,196 |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology private (not-for-profit) |
Media (14.1 miles) |
$14,445 | - | - | 74% | 15 to 1 | 651 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania public |
West Chester (15.0 miles) |
$22,511 ($10,687) |
$17,424 ($12,564) | 87.85% | 71% | 20 to 1 | 17,275 |
| Swarthmore College private (not-for-profit) |
Swarthmore (15.1 miles) |
$62,412 | - | 6.93% | 93% | 8 to 1 | 1,625 |
| All-State Career School private (for-profit) |
Essington (15.3 miles) |
$12,092 | - | - | 26% | 19 to 1 | 838 |
| Empire Beauty School-Springfield private (for-profit) |
Springfield (17.0 miles) |
$17,000 | - | - | - | 21 to 1 | 174 |
| Delaware County Community College public |
Media (17.5 miles) |
$14,940 ($10,800) |
- | - | 20% | 16 to 1 | 7,992 |
| Venus Beauty Academy private (for-profit) |
Sharon Hill (18.4 miles) |
$18,750 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 93 |
| Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program public |
Broomall (19.4 miles) |
$23,569 ($23,569) |
- | 85.00% | - | 6 to 1 | 36 |
| Chester County Intermediate Unit public |
Downingtown (19.7 miles) |
$26,166 ($26,166) |
- | 100.00% | - | 10 to 1 | 89 |
| Immaculata University private (not-for-profit) |
Immaculata (19.9 miles) |
$28,550 | $12,780 | 69.74% | 61% | 10 to 1 | 2,361 |
| Lincoln University public |
Lincoln University (21.0 miles) |
$19,384 ($12,512) |
$18,942 ($11,274) | 80.61% | 44% | 13 to 1 | 1,824 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley public |
Malvern (21.5 miles) |
$28,114 | $45,188 ($27,976) | - | - | - | 271 |
| Haverford College private (not-for-profit) |
Haverford (22.3 miles) |
$68,300 | - | 14.21% | 91% | 8 to 1 | 1,421 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus public |
Sewell (22.5 miles) |
$5,820 ($5,820) |
- | - | 31% | 24 to 1 | 5,441 |
| Automotive Training Center-Exton private (for-profit) |
Exton (22.6 miles) |
$43,800 | - | - | 71% | 22 to 1 | 348 |
| Rowan University public |
Glassboro (22.6 miles) |
$25,564 ($15,700) |
$17,645 ($16,796) | 76.94% | 68% | 16 to 1 | 19,535 |
| University of the Sciences private (not-for-profit) |
Philadelphia (22.7 miles) |
$28,683 | $30,168 | - | 77% | 12 to 1 | 2,420 |
| Harcum College private (not-for-profit) |
Bryn Mawr (22.9 miles) |
$29,900 | - | - | 34% | 4 to 1 | 910 |
| Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook private (not-for-profit) |
Wynnewood (23.0 miles) |
$25,023 | $27,452 | 75.00% | 58% | 6 to 1 | 158 |
| Villanova University private (not-for-profit) |
Villanova (23.0 miles) |
$64,701 | $21,361 | 23.39% | 90% | 10 to 1 | 10,383 |
| Walnut Hill College private (for-profit) |
Philadelphia (23.1 miles) |
$23,550 | - | 100.00% | 61% | 15 to 1 | 168 |
| Cecil College public |
North East (23.1 miles) |
$9,960 ($8,760) |
- | - | 27% | 12 to 1 | 1,823 |
| Rosemont College private (not-for-profit) |
Rosemont (23.1 miles) |
$22,171 | $12,780 | 75.58% | 43% | 13 to 1 | 754 |
| Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia private (not-for-profit) |
Philadelphia (23.2 miles) |
$10,869 | - | 87.50% | 60% | 15 to 1 | 123 |
| Bryn Mawr College private (not-for-profit) |
Bryn Mawr (23.2 miles) |
$62,560 | $52,506 | 30.75% | 82% | 8 to 1 | 1,742 |
| Valley Forge Military College private (not-for-profit) |
Wayne (23.2 miles) |
$32,176 | - | - | 28% | 10 to 1 | 84 |
| Eastern University private (not-for-profit) |
Saint Davids (23.2 miles) |
$37,420 | $14,724 | 63.23% | 59% | 15 to 1 | 5,769 |
| University of Pennsylvania private (not-for-profit) |
Philadelphia (23.5 miles) |
$66,104 | $46,034 | 6.50% | 96% | 8 to 1 | 28,201 |
| Cabrini University private (not-for-profit) |
Radnor (23.5 miles) |
$35,815 | $2,355 | 78.52% | 50% | 13 to 1 | 1,613 |
| Saint Joseph's University private (not-for-profit) |
Philadelphia (23.8 miles) |
$51,340 | $19,786 | 88.68% | 82% | 10 to 1 | 7,861 |
| Drexel University private (not-for-profit) |
Philadelphia (23.8 miles) |
$60,663 | $37,074 | 79.61% | 78% | 9 to 1 | 22,344 |
| Studio Incamminati private (not-for-profit) |
Philadelphia (23.9 miles) |
$17,333 | - | 100.00% | - | 6 to 1 | 39 |
| Jna Institute of Culinary Arts private (for-profit) |
Philadelphia (23.9 miles) |
$14,575 | - | - | 75% | 3 to 1 | 9 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc private (for-profit) |
Exton (24.0 miles) |
$40,500 | - | - | 44% | 35 to 1 | 1,001 |
