After University of Delaware: graduation, pay and debt
Newark, Delaware · Public · 19,071 undergrads
79% of University of Delaware students finish within six years, the typical student earns $83,800 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$83.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
79%
finish within six years.
67%
finish in four years.
92%
of first-years come back for year two.
$25k
median federal debt at graduation.
80%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
67%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
79%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
92%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
72%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
84%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
4,637
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
83%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
12%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4,597
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$65,208
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$83,800
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
81%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$25,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$21,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$21,961
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,481
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
80%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
83%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
86%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers