Delaware Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Delaware Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $12,190.

Delaware College of Art and Design has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $30,280 and Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Medical Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,000 among Delaware Private colleges. For graduate programs, Goldey-Beacom College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $10,980 and Wilmington University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $9,726 among Delaware Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Delaware Private colleges in 2025 is $30,644 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Delaware Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$12,190$10,383
Books & Supplies$1,750$1,750
Room & Board$13,320$13,320
Other Expenses$3,384$3,384
COA$30,644$28,837

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Delaware Private colleges is $12,190. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Delaware Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Delaware Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$14,310$750
2021-2022$10,283$753
2022-2023$10,473$753
2023-2024$10,703$753
2024-2025$11,387$803
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Delaware Private colleges in 2025 is $10,383.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Delaware Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Delaware Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$14,445$50
2021-2022$12,816$60
2022-2023$10,944$60
2023-2024$11,241$60
2024-2025$10,323$60

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Delaware Private colleges in 2025 is $456.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $574.

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

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Delaware Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$616$803
2021-2022$408$675
2022-2023$417$525
2023-2024$429$539
2024-2025$456$574

Delaware Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Delaware Private colleges in 2025 is $16,704 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,848 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Delaware Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $10,040$1,800 $8,020$2,250
2021-2022 $10,200$1,800 $8,100$2,250
2022-2023 $11,600$1,800 $10,785$2,430
2023-2024 $13,869$3,312 $5,101$2,556
2024-2025 $13,320$3,384 $14,706$4,142