Enrollment Trends for Delaware Colleges

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 58,056, and 58,010 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 82.16% are undergraduate students and 17.84% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 10,475, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 979.

The women to men ratio is 1.62 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Delaware Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Delaware Colleges since 2015.

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Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	48,514	37,185	14,840	22,345	11,329	4,824	6,505
2015-16	59,586 11,072	47,761 10,576	18,906 4,066	28,855 6,510	11,825 496	5,200 376	6,625 120
2016-17	60,969 1,383	48,877 1,116	19,178 272	29,699 844	12,092 267	5,277 77	6,815 190
2017-18	60,195 -774	48,925 48	19,203 25	29,722 23	11,270 -822	4,639 -638	6,631 -184
2018-19	60,582 387	49,361 436	19,131 -72	30,230 508	11,221 -49	4,548 -91	6,673 42
2019-20	59,848 -734	49,073 -288	18,906 -225	30,167 -63	10,775 -446	3,954 -594	6,821 148
2020-21	58,571 -1,277	47,681 -1,392	17,860 -1,046	29,821 -346	10,890 115	3,965 11	6,925 104
2021-22	56,143 -2,428	45,481 -2,200	16,967 -893	28,514 -1,307	10,662 -228	3,956 -9	6,706 -219
2022-23	56,893 750	46,154 673	17,463 496	28,691 177	10,739 77	4,301 345	6,438 -268
2023-24	59,301 2,408	48,241 2,087	18,034 571	30,207 1,516	11,060 321	4,571 270	6,489 51
2024-25	58,010 -1,291	47,660 -581	17,883 -151	29,777 -430	10,350 -710	4,252 -319	6,098 -391
Average	58,056	46,945	18,034	28,912	11,110	4,499	6,611

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 46,945. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 10,475 from 37,185 to 47,660.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Delaware Colleges since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	37,185	27,690	11,513	16,177	9,495	3,327	6,168
2015-16	47,761	31,358	13,083	18,275	16,403	5,823	10,580
2016-17	48,877	31,919	13,416	18,503	16,958	5,762	11,196
2017-18	48,925	31,529	13,251	18,278	17,396	5,952	11,444
2018-19	49,361	31,901	13,254	18,647	17,460	5,877	11,583
2019-20	49,073	30,968	12,873	18,095	18,105	6,033	12,072
2020-21	47,681	30,345	12,284	18,061	17,336	5,576	11,760
2021-22	45,481	28,545	11,475	17,070	16,936	5,492	11,444
2022-23	46,154	29,263	11,775	17,488	16,891	5,688	11,203
2023-24	48,241	29,766	11,770	17,996	18,475	6,264	12,211
2024-25	47,660	30,301	11,911	18,390	17,359	5,972	11,387
Average	46,945	46,945	12,419	17,907	46,945	5,615	11,004

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 11,110. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 979 from 11,329 to 10,350.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Delaware Colleges since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
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Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	11,329	5,098	2,459	2,639	6,231	2,365	3,866
2015-16	11,825	5,484	2,795	2,689	6,341	2,405	3,936
2016-17	12,092	5,686	2,972	2,714	6,406	2,305	4,101
2017-18	11,270	5,630	2,630	3,000	5,640	2,009	3,631
2018-19	11,221	5,384	2,547	2,837	5,837	2,001	3,836
2019-20	10,775	4,909	2,139	2,770	5,866	1,815	4,051
2020-21	10,890	5,025	2,144	2,881	5,865	1,821	4,044
2021-22	10,662	5,268	2,248	3,020	5,394	1,708	3,686
2022-23	10,739	5,820	2,658	3,162	4,919	1,643	3,276
2023-24	11,060	6,330	3,031	3,299	4,730	1,540	3,190
2024-25	10,350	6,000	2,827	3,173	4,350	1,425	2,925
Average	11,110	11,110	2,586	2,926	11,110	1,912	3,686

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 46.91% and the percentage of black students is 21.35% at Delaware Colleges. 3.99% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Delaware Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2014-15	208	1,480	9,423	2,364	67	26,339	964
2015-16	262	1,857	12,001	3,600	91	32,229	1,351
2016-17	310	2,046	12,511	3,958	80	32,280	1,474
2017-18	267	1,983	11,477	4,691	71	30,491	1,584
2018-19	257	2,109	12,325	4,962	80	31,967	1,781
2019-20	190	2,149	12,103	5,617	82	31,325	2,180
2020-21	175	2,208	11,906	5,787	78	30,478	2,268
2021-22	157	2,307	11,479	5,809	48	29,068	2,186
2022-23	133	2,261	11,653	6,205	45	28,230	2,258
2023-24	144	2,324	12,637	6,927	50	28,055	2,665
2024-25	122	2,316	12,383	7,058	52	27,211	2,700
Average	202	2,095	11,809	5,180	68	29,788	1,946

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

14,898 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has increased 307.38% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Delaware Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

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