Office of Admissions
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College Application Month 2020
October 12-November 20
DSU waives the application fee for Delaware students beginning October 1st and ending November 30th
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Freshman Admissions Requirements
Application online at www.desu.edu/apply-now, $35 fee, official high school transcript, SAT or ACT scores
Academic Requirements
19 course requirements-'C' in the 19 minimum course units is required
GPA requirement-Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for consideration
SAT requirement-800 (combined critical reading and mathematics)-after concordance of the new scores
ACT requirement-17 Composite Score
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Financial Assistance
School Code 001428
Complete the FAFSA www.FAFSA.ed.gov
Work Study is offered to students who may qualify
Visit our Net Price Calculator to see what financial assistance you may qualify for
www.desu.edu/npc
• Must graduate from a Delaware High School
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 or higher
• Demonstrate good conduct
• Complete the FAFSA
• Enroll at Delaware State University immediately following graduation from high school
• Nearly 3,000 Delaware high-school grads have had the opportunity to become Inspire Scholars
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125,000 hoursof community service since 2010
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• Juniors & Seniors attending a Delaware High School
• Students whose cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale are entitled to six hours of free tuition per semester (All students will still be responsible for fees)
• Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher is required to participate
• Earn college credit
1,300+ students in 23 countries, including• China• South Korea• Poland• France
Cooperative degree programs• Ningbo University of Technology• Changchun University of Science & Technology
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Global Reach helps connectDelaware to the world
Opportunities for graduate studies
Cultural exchange/enrichment programs with 32 countries
Study Abroad Opportunities
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Delaware’s State University has a statewide reach10,000 Students, Alumni and Staff
2,235In-state students by county 2019
7,172Alumni by
county 2019
New Castle
Kent
Sussex
Student - 38.5%Alumni - 37.0%
Student – 46.9%Alumni - 47.0%
Student – 14.5%Alumni - 16.0%
US college enrollment down 5.3% — All HBCUs down 9%
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Enrollment up 40% since 2009
Fall 2019:
5,054
COBRE Neuroscience Grant DSU/UD partnership worth $14M
At Delaware State University• 12 faculty• Student research: 40 undergrads
and 28 graduate students• 7 Neuroscience doctorates awarded
COBRE/INBRE supports Neuroscience and Biomedical Optics research• Cancer• Applied spectroscopy• Alzheimer’s• Food Security• NASA—Greenhouse Gas
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Research partnerships that work for Delaware
• #7/102 in Federally funded research at HBCUs
• Top third among 900 funded institutions
• $23 M Federal funded research annually
• 100+ Faculty submitting research proposals
A growing research portfolio with a focus on Delaware
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Record Retention
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70+%For 5 Year
Delaware State University
HBCU National Avg.60+%
DelawareInstitutions61%
Mid-AtlanticRegion(DE, NY,NJ, DC,MD and PA)
77%
• Students earn up to 60 college credits tuition free
• 52% of graduates continue at Delaware State University
• ECHS students have earned 11,625 college credits, equating to$48,000 savings per Delaware family
• Graduates awarded $11 MM in scholarships
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Early College High School
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Pia Z. StokesAssociate Director of AdmissionsDelaware State University
Shelvia WrightAssociate Director of AdmissionsDelaware State University
Paula HoldenAssociate Director of AdmissionsDelaware State University
Contact Us:[email protected]
302-857-6351