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Delaware Valley University is a private regional university located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Delaware Valley University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Delaware Valley University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $50,383 10 years after enrolling, 58th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Delaware Valley University bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average. Delaware Valley University is ranked 66th in Pennsylvania.
Delaware Valley University’s median net annual cost of $28,221 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Delaware Valley University sorted by number of graduates - Animal Sciences., Business Administration, Wildlife science Mgmt., Biology, Criminal Justice, Zoology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$28,221
Average years to graduate
4.2
Agricultural Bus. and Mgmt.
Rank: #52
Economic score: 4.71
Food Science and Tech
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 5.18
Plant Sciences
Rank: #33
Economic score: 7.83
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Delaware Valley University - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 60% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Delaware Valley University is 7% lower than the state average, and 2% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Delaware Valley University, Pell Grant recipients represent 32% of the measured graduating class, 3% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Delaware Valley University graduates within 4.3 years.
Delaware Valley University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Delaware Valley University’s economic mobility score of 11.53 is calculated by adjusting the 4.78 economic score of lower-income students by the 32% pell grant recipients within the student body. Delaware Valley University’s EMS of 11.53 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Delaware Valley University pays $28,221 a year, $30,049 less than the $58,270 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $28,221
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Delaware Valley University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $28,221 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 93% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,588. This is 39% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,905
Pell grants
$4,856
State grants
$4,101
Institutional grants
$26,455
Delaware Valley University offers 1 hybrid bachelor program. At the master’s level Delaware Valley University offers 2 programs, both of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
3
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
9%
Delaware Valley University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 93% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,854 applicants, of which 1,721 were admitted and 378 enrolled. Delaware Valley University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
98%
83%
Female
54%
59%
First time
73%
59%
In-state
52%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
69%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
12%
12%