For Delaware 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,258 for Delaware residents and $16,893 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,853 for Delaware residents and $14,610 for out-of-state students.

University of Delaware has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $39,720 and Delaware Technical Community College-Terry has the lowest tuition & fees of $11,828 among Delaware 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, University of Delaware has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $19,546 and Wilmington University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $9,492 among Delaware 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Delaware 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $27,198 for state residents and $35,834 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Delaware 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$8,258$16,893$13,853$14,610
Books & Supplies$1,527$1,527
Room & Board$14,114$14,114
Other Expenses$3,300$3,300
COA$27,198$35,834$32,794$33,550

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Delaware 4-Year Colleges is $8,258 for state residents and $16,893 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Delaware 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Delaware 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$8,222$939$18,588$510
2020-2021$6,699$872$16,961$576
2021-2022$6,749$894$15,486$591
2022-2023$6,827$894$15,688$591
2023-2024$7,262$996$16,239$654
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Delaware 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $13,853 for state residents and $14,610 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Delaware 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Delaware 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$19,662$571$17,874$347
2020-2021$19,662$689$17,874$406
2021-2022$11,130$689$13,810$408
2022-2023$11,391$696$13,165$412
2023-2024$12,282$1,571$13,760$849

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Delaware 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $380 for state residents and $652 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $619 for state residents and $717 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Delaware 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$419$668 $897$1,001
2020-2021$423$679 $897$1,001
2021-2022$355$614 $657$760
2022-2023$361$624 $598$702
2023-2024$380$652 $619$717

Delaware 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Delaware 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $17,414 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,465 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Delaware 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Delaware 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $11,225$3,585 $9,845$3,689
2020-2021 $12,193$2,017 $9,783$3,039
2021-2022 $12,337$2,017 $9,618$3,001
2022-2023 $13,314$2,680 $10,389$3,126
2023-2024 $14,114$3,300 $12,336$3,129