Student Population at Delaware State

Total Enrollment

5,826

Undergraduate

4,996

Graduate

830

Online Enrollment

655

Men Students

1,963

Women Students

3,863

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,826 students have enrolled at Delaware State University - 4,996 undergraduate and 830 graduate.

By gender, 1,963 male and 3,863 female students are attending Delaware State University. By attendance status, there are 4,740 full-time students and 1,086 part-time students.

The number of students at Delaware State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Delaware.

Delaware State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 655 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Delaware State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,963 male and 3,863 female students attending Delaware State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.51 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Delaware State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Delaware State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,996	4,041	955
Men	1,734	1,345	389
Women	3,262	2,696	566

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Delaware State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	830	699	131
Men	229	200	29
Women	601	499	102

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,767 Black or African American students (64.66%) and 559 White students (9.59%) at Delaware State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Delaware State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Delaware State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	3	5
Asian	44	15	29
Black or African American	3,414	1,133	2,281
Hispanic	366	114	252
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	400	149	251
Two or More Races	300	107	193
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	312	165	147
Total	4,996	1,734	3,262

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Delaware State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	9	3	6
Black or African American	353	95	258
Hispanic	42	10	32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	159	30	129
Two or More Races	38	11	27
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	164	49	115
Total	830	229	601

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,911 students whose age under twenty five and 602 students whose age is over thirty years old at Delaware State University.

Especially, 460 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Delaware State University.

Population by Student Age at Delaware State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,996	1,734	3,262
Under 18	460	170	290
18-19	2,113	679	1,434
20-21	1,522	522	1,000
22-24	625	258	367
25-29	139	66	73
30-34	46	10	36
35-39	27	7	20
40-49	38	15	23
50-64	23	6	17
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	4,996	1,734	3,262

Population by Student Age at Delaware State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	830	229	601
20-21	6	2	4
22-24	185	43	142
25-29	174	44	130
30-34	96	26	70
35-39	81	26	55
40-49	175	51	124
50-64	107	35	72
65 and over	6	2	4
Total	830	229	601

Online Student Population

At Delaware State University, 4,469 students (76.71% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 655 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 164 students live in Delaware where Delaware State University is located in and 290 students have enrolled from other states.