Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - State of Delaware

Most Affordable Colleges for Delaware Residents for 2026

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Which colleges are most affordable for Delaware residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Delaware residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Delaware.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.

“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:

Number of people in family: 4
Number of students in college: 1
Total income: $80,000
Total assets: $50,000

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Rank	Institution	Typical Net Price	Sticker Price	% Savings	Undergraduates	Est. Median SAT	Acceptance Rate	Save
1	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry	9100	16000	0.4321	13,660	0	0	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DE Typical Net Price $9,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $16,000 % Savings 43% Undergraduates 13,660 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
2	University of Delaware	15000	32500	0.5398	19,119	1303	0.6356	#2 #2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Delaware Newark, DE Typical Net Price $15,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,500 % Savings 54% Undergraduates 19,119 Est. Median SAT 1,303 Acceptance Rate 63.6 %
3	Delaware State University	17600	33100	0.4688	4,941	960	0.6167	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Delaware State University Dover, DE Typical Net Price $17,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $33,100 % Savings 47% Undergraduates 4,941 Est. Median SAT 960 Acceptance Rate 61.7 %
4	Goldey-Beacom College	34400	38100	0.0966	702	0	0.7653	#4 #4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Goldey-Beacom College Wilmington, DE Typical Net Price $34,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $38,100 % Savings 10% Undergraduates 702 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate 76.5 %

School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - State of Delaware

Most Affordable Colleges for Delaware Residents for 2026

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#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, DE

$9,100 •

$16,000

43%

13,660

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#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of DelawareNewark, DE

$15,000 •

$32,500

54%

19,119

1,303

63.6 %

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Delaware State UniversityDover, DE

$17,600 •

$33,100

47%

4,941

960

61.7 %

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Goldey-Beacom CollegeWilmington, DE

$34,400 •

$38,100

10%

702

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76.5 %

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
Dover, DE

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Delaware State University
Dover, DE

Goldey-Beacom College
Wilmington, DE