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Most affordable private colleges in Delaware

2 private colleges in Delaware report net price data, ranging from $14,267 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $15,842. Delaware's private colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Delaware

$15,842

National median for private colleges

$15,832

private colleges reporting in Delaware

2

The most affordable private colleges in Delaware, ranked by net price

1

Wilmington University

DE

Net price

$14,267

Receive grant aid

43%

2

Goldey-Beacom College

DE

Net price

$17,417

Receive grant aid

91%

What makes a school affordable here

In Delaware, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Wilmington University, the most affordable on this list, 43% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →