Best Colleges in Delaware (2026)

How this list is ranked

The strongest colleges and universities in Delaware, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

Schools on this list 18

Source Federal data, same records as every school page

Admit rate, net price, and SAT in the table are for context. Rank order follows the method above, not those columns.

Rank	School	Admit	Net price	SAT
1	University of Delaware Newark, DE	71%	$17,799	1190-1370	See record
2	Goldey-Beacom College Wilmington, DE	85%	$15,554	-	See record
3	Delaware State University Dover, DE	47%	$13,910	800-1020	See record
4	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DE	-	$11,578	-	See record
5	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	-	$15,644	-	See record
6	Academy of Massage and Bodywork Bear, DE	-	-	-	See record
7	All In The Wrist Barber Academy Smyrna, DE	-	$4,993	-	See record
8	Dawn Career Institute LLC Newark, DE	-	$14,839	-	See record
9	Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology Dagsboro, DE	-	$16,577	-	See record
10	Delaware Technical Community College-Owens Georgetown, DE	-	-	-	See record
11	Delaware Technical Community College-Stanton/Wilmington Wilmington, DE	-	-	-	See record
12	Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty Newark, DE	-	$12,265	-	See record
13	Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Medical Center Lewes, DE	-	-	-	See record
14	Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware Newark, DE	-	$16,753	-	See record
15	Polytech Adult Education Woodside, DE	-	-	-	See record
16	Relay Graduate School of Education - Delaware Wilmington, DE	-	-	-	See record
17	Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design Newark, DE	-	$18,896	-	See record
18	Strayer University-Delaware Wilmington, DE	-	$22,593	-	See record