Enrollment Trends at UD

1,560

Total Enrollment

74

Men

1,486

Women

The student population at University of Delaware is 24,412 (20,026 undergraduate and 4,386 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,560 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UD is 82.03% which is increased by 926 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 634 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.43 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,739 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 286.44% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,784 where 24,412 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

82.03% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.97% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 926 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 634 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.43 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UD than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1622,85219,1008,14810,9523,7521,8191,933
2016-1723,009
157
19,215
115
8,199
51
11,016
64
3,794
42
1,825
6
1,969
36
2017-1823,774
765
19,750
535
8,451
252
11,299
283
4,024
230
1,949
124
2,075
106
2018-1924,120
346
19,956
206
8,563
112
11,393
94
4,164
140
2,025
76
2,139
64
2019-2023,808
-312
19,678
-278
8,342
-221
11,336
-57
4,130
-34
1,992
-33
2,138
-1
2020-2123,613
-195
19,328
-350
8,170
-172
11,158
-178
4,285
155
2,007
15
2,278
140
2021-2223,996
383
19,410
82
8,138
-32
11,272
114
4,586
301
2,135
128
2,451
173
2022-2324,039
43
19,482
72
8,084
-54
11,398
126
4,557
-29
2,150
15
2,407
-44
2023-2424,221
182
19,772
290
7,989
-95
11,783
385
4,449
-108
2,067
-83
2,382
-25
2024-2524,412
191
20,026
254
8,010
21
12,016
233
4,386
-63
2,031
-36
2,355
-27
Average23,78419,5728,20911,3624,2132,0002,213
University of Delaware Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 19,572 where 20,026 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Delaware since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1619,10017,5567,44210,1141,544706838
2016-1719,21517,7617,54110,2201,454658796
2017-1819,75018,1957,71910,4761,555732823
2018-1919,95618,3557,77910,5761,601784817
2019-2019,67818,3787,74910,6291,300593707
2020-2119,32817,9127,50310,4091,416667749
2021-2219,41018,0067,43410,5721,404704700
2022-2319,48218,0347,38310,6511,448701747
2023-2419,77218,0847,17410,9101,688815873
2024-2520,02618,3777,23011,1471,649780869
Average19,57219,5727,49510,57019,572714792
University of Delaware Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,213 where 4,386 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Delaware since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,7523,0061,5181,488746301445
2016-173,7942,9991,4971,502795328467
2017-184,0243,1891,5681,621835381454
2018-194,1643,3431,6701,673821355466
2019-204,1303,2631,6041,659867388479
2020-214,2853,2721,5681,7041,013439574
2021-224,5863,5041,6551,8491,082480602
2022-234,5573,6381,7661,872919384535
2023-244,4493,5961,7351,861853332521
2024-254,3863,5351,6871,848851344507
Average4,2134,2131,6271,7084,213373505
University of Delaware Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.79%. The percentage was 69.67% 10 years ago and UD still has a high percentage of white students. 5.61% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.35% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.39% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.67% to 60.79%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.73% to 5.61%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.58% to 6.35%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.73% to 9.39%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6123 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5040 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Delaware over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16211,0821,2761,5381715,922604
2016-17231,1491,3301,6201615,776646
2017-18321,1931,3601,7291516,104694
2018-19291,2341,3801,8241916,180717
2019-20301,2351,4231,8781515,411766
2020-21271,2431,4901,9331215,087823
2021-22271,2851,5191,9911015,288829
2022-23221,3191,5272,063915,180843
2023-24271,2951,4962,148814,8911,106
2024-25211,3701,5502,292314,8401,131
Average261,2411,4351,9021215,468816
University of Delaware Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,739 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 286.44% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Delaware from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1622,8524501,18021,222
2016-1723,0093751,43421,200
2017-1823,7744461,88721,441
2018-1924,1203912,30621,423
2019-2023,8083962,62720,785
2020-2123,61319,8392,876898
2021-2223,9962,08213,6668,248
2022-2324,0391,7938,88013,366
2023-2424,2211,6988,33614,187
2024-2524,4121,7399,18013,493
Average23,7842,9215,23715,626

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