There are 19 colleges in Delaware - 6 public and 13 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Delaware colleges is $8,140 for state residents and $16,738 for out-of-state students.

10 Delaware cities have at least one college and, of them, Newark has the most of 5 colleges. It has Wilmington and Dover also has a number of colleges of 5 and 2 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Delaware colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

19 Delaware Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Newark 51-4 $41,400
($16,810)
$20,304
($20,304)
25,100 20,714 4,386 13 to 1
Wilmington 541- $13,723
($5,445)
$13,058 1,292 962 330 15 to 1
Dover 22-- $13,199
($6,501)
$17,484
($9,114)
18,664 17,918 746 15 to 1
New Castle 11-- $12,630 $9,726 13,746 8,858 4,888 12 to 1
Bear 1--1 - - 81 81 - 5 to 1
Georgetown 11-- $12,308
($5,445)
- - - - -
Dagsboro 1--1 - - 81 81 - 14 to 1
Woodside 1--1 - - 590 590 - 5 to 1
Lewes 1--1 - - 51 51 - 6 to 1
Smyrna 1--1 - - 21 21 - 25 to 1