Delaware State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Delaware State University, also referred to as Del State or DESU, is a public university located in Dover, Delaware, United States. It was established in 1892. DESU operates two satellite campuses in Wilmington and Georgetown. The main campus spreads across an area of 400 acres. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degrees, over 20 graduate degrees, and over 5 doctoral degrees. The University is organized into the following schools and colleges:

• College of Agriculture and Related Sciences
• College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Health and Public Policy
• College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology
• School of Business

DSU’s campus hosts several student clubs and organizations such as the International Student Association, Graduate Student Organization, and the Gospel Choir. The university's two publications are the "Hornet Newspaper" and the "Statesman Yearbook."

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work, media, security and law enforcement, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Selective admissions.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Delaware State is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 3,534 in 2009-2010 (2,892 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students and graduate students are 12%.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Delaware State provides on-campus housing for 1,093 of its 2,892 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 140 male students received the aid (men were 65% of those receiving aid) and 74 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 35% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Delaware State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (0 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (119 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (7 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (58 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Civil Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (89 awarded)

• Consumer Economics
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (7 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (0 awarded)

• Plant Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (26 awarded)

• American History (United States)
• English Composition
• French Language and Literature
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (64 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICINE (24 awarded)

• Neuroscience
• Pre-Veterinary Studies
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (23 awarded)

• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (45 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SCIENCE (33 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (45 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (57 awarded)

• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (1 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations