Student Population at UD
Total Enrollment
24,039
Undergraduate
19,482
Graduate
4,557
Online Enrollment
1,793
Men Students
10,234
Women Students
13,805
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 24,039 students have enrolled at University of Delaware - 19,482 undergraduate and 4,557 graduate.
By gender, 10,234 male and 13,805 female students are attending University of Delaware. By attendance status, there are 21,672 full-time students and 2,367 part-time students.
The number of students at University of Delaware is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Delaware. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Florida and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, its population is small (average population is 47,545).
University of Delaware offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,793 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 University of Delaware and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 10,234 male and 13,805 female students attending UD. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.74 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 UD.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 19,482 | 18,034 | 1,448 |
Men | 8,084 | 7,383 | 701 |
Women | 11,398 | 10,651 | 747 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,557 | 3,638 | 919 |
Men | 2,150 | 1,766 | 384 |
Women | 2,407 | 1,872 | 535 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 15,180 White students (63.15%) and 2,063 Hispanic students (8.58%) at University of Delaware(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Delaware.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 7 | 14 |
Asian | 1,082 | 502 | 580 |
Black or African American | 1,263 | 545 | 718 |
Hispanic | 1,840 | 662 | 1,178 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 0 | 6 |
White | 12,955 | 5,199 | 7,756 |
Two or More Races | 745 | 319 | 426 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 438 | 204 | 234 |
Total | 19,482 | 8,084 | 11,398 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Asian | 237 | 100 | 137 |
Black or African American | 264 | 107 | 157 |
Hispanic | 223 | 104 | 119 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 2 | 1 |
White | 2,225 | 957 | 1,268 |
Two or More Races | 98 | 29 | 69 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 84 | 34 | 50 |
Total | 4,557 | 2,150 | 2,407 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 20,501 students whose age under twenty five and 1,831 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Delaware.
Especially, 486 students are younger than eighteen and 82 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Delaware.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 19,482 | 8,084 | 11,398 |
Under 18 | 485 | 137 | 348 |
18-19 | 9,178 | 3,532 | 5,646 |
20-21 | 7,813 | 3,248 | 4,565 |
22-24 | 1,569 | 951 | 618 |
25-29 | 209 | 117 | 92 |
30-34 | 72 | 39 | 33 |
35-39 | 24 | 9 | 15 |
40-49 | 33 | 9 | 24 |
50-64 | 52 | 22 | 30 |
65 and over | 47 | 20 | 27 |
Total | 19,482 | 8,084 | 11,398 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,557 | 2,150 | 2,407 |
Under 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
20-21 | 99 | 31 | 68 |
22-24 | 1,356 | 567 | 789 |
25-29 | 1,498 | 776 | 722 |
30-34 | 753 | 386 | 367 |
35-39 | 332 | 172 | 160 |
40-49 | 319 | 138 | 181 |
50-64 | 164 | 66 | 98 |
65 and over | 35 | 13 | 22 |
Total | 4,557 | 2,150 | 2,407 |
Online Student Population
At University of Delaware, 10,673 students (44.40% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,793 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, 1,092 students live in Delaware where University of Delaware is located in and 615 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 24,039 | 19,482 | 4,557 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 1,793 | 772 | 1,021 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 8,880 | 8,223 | 657 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 13,366 | 10,487 | 2,879 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 1,793 | 772 | 1,021 |
Delaware Residents | 1,092 | 674 | 418 |
Other State in U.S. | 615 | 63 | 552 |
Outside of U.S. | 70 | 20 | 50 |
Unknown | 16 | 15 | 1 |