[updated for 2024-2025 admission data]
How hard is UD to get into?
This page provides the latest information on University of Delaware (UD)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. UD's acceptance rate is 70.60% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 39,995 students applied and 28,238 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into UD.
To apply to UD, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2024-25, UD's acceptance rate is 70.60% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 15.67%. 15,840 men and 24,154 women applied to UD and 10,489 men and 17,748 women students were accepted.
Among them, 1,764 men and 2,660 women were enrolled in UD. You can explore the UD's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
Median SAT and ACT Score
For the academic year 2025, 832 students (19% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores and 114 students (3% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at UD.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,280, including 650 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 630 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 690 and the 25th percentile is 600. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 680 and the 25th percentile is 590.
The median ACT composite score is 30, with a 75th percentile score of 32 and a 25th percentile score of 28 at UD. The median ACT Math score is 28 and the median ACT English score is 30.
How competitive is UD's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at University of Delaware are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,261, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2024-25, total 4,424 first-year students enrolled in UD. The proportion of full-time students is 99.84% and part-time students is 0.16%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 39.87% and women students is 60.13%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UD.
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at UD. The english proficiency test is required .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Delaware.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The following provides general admission information for applying to UD:
UD Admission Frequently Asked Questions
UD is relatively easy to get into, with an acceptance rate of 70.60%.
UD recommends submitting SAT or ACT scores, but they are not strictly required for admission. The average SAT score required for admission to UD is 1,280, and the average ACT score is 30. Meeting or exceeding these scores will improve your chances of admission.
Yes, UD requires applicants to submit a personal essay or statement as part of the application.
Yes, UD requires applicants to submit a recommendation letter as part of the application.
UD does not require an application fee for undergraduate or graduate admission.
Yes, UD requires applicants to submit high school GPA, high school record or transcript as part of the admission process.
Yes, UD requires international applicants to submit an English proficiency test (like TOEFL or IELTS) as part of the application.
The institutional SAT code for UD is 5811 and 4-digit ACT code is 0634.