University of Delaware acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Delaware admitted 29,745 of 40,943 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 72.6%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into University of Delaware counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
University of Delaware acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40,943 | 29,745 | 72.6% | 4,585 | 15.4% |
| 2024-25 | 39,742 | 27,517 | 69.2% | 4,075 | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37,472 | 23,818 | 63.6% | 4,205 | 17.7% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at University of Delaware
Early decision counts: Not published. University of Delaware’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
University of Delaware waitlist
University of Delaware SAT and ACT scores
What University of Delaware says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors University of Delaware rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, State residency
- Important: Application essay, Recommendations, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, Volunteer work, Work experience
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, State residency
- Important: Application essay, Recommendations, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, Volunteer work, Work experience
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, State residency
- Important: Application essay, Recommendations, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, Volunteer work, Work experience
University of Delaware testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-optional: 'All students applying to UD may choose whether or not to submit their SAT or ACT scores.' SAT is superscored, the highest ACT composite is used, and non-submitters are reviewed holistically.
From University of Delaware’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Delaware leaves the number accepting a waitlist place blank in every year and has no early decision plan.
University of Delaware acceptance rate questions
- What is the University of Delaware acceptance rate?
- University of Delaware's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 40,943 first-year applicants and 29,745 admitted, an acceptance rate of 72.6%. It was 69.2% in 2024-25 and 63.6% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do University of Delaware students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1240 to 1390, and ACT submitters scored 27 to 32. 23.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the University of Delaware waitlist?
- In 2025-26, University of Delaware offered 2,584 applicants a place on the waitlist; the number who accepted is not published, and 711 were admitted from it.
- Does University of Delaware require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-optional: 'All students applying to UD may choose whether or not to submit their SAT or ACT scores.' SAT is superscored, the highest ACT composite is used, and non-submitters are reviewed holistically.
Applying to University of Delaware?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what University of Delaware says it weighs.
Source: University of Delaware Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with University of Delaware. All official acceptance rates