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Delaware Valley University

Delaware Valley University is a private campus in suburban Doylestown, PA.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,575

family income
under $30k

$22,062

$30–48k

$24,035

$48–75k

$28,349

$75–110k

$31,988

over $110k

Average net price

$28,2782023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Delaware Valley University rose from $25,197 (2008) to $28,278 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$25,197
2009	$24,649
2010	$22,570
2011	$24,929
2012	$25,640
2013	$26,975
2014	$27,084
2015	$27,582
2016	$29,674
2017	$28,393
2018	$27,587
2019	$28,221
2020	$26,566
2021	$29,160
2022	$27,243
2023	$28,278

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$59,9332024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Delaware Valley University rose from $37,913 (2009) to $59,933 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$37,913
2010	$39,430
2011	$41,345
2012	$43,315
2013	$44,778
2014	$46,333
2015	$48,009
2016	$50,020
2017	$52,203
2018	$53,667
2019	$55,268
2020	$56,828
2021	$56,623
2022	$57,745
2023	$58,661
2024	$59,933

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,696
2001	$17,524
2002	$18,430
2003	$19,304
2004	$20,738
2005	$21,814
2006	$23,000
2007	$24,410
2008	$26,428
2013	$32,890
2014	$33,826
2015	$35,256
2016	$36,750
2017	$38,000
2018	$39,440
2019	$40,620
2020	$40,620
2021	$41,380
2022	$42,120
2023	$43,300

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $44,850 before grants and other attendance costs. At Delaware Valley University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,628 — Delaware Valley University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

55.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Delaware Valley University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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55.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Delaware Valley University rose from 41% (entered 1991) to 55.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	41%
1992 cohort	48.4%
1993 cohort	43.2%
1994 cohort	47.5%
1995 cohort	47.1%
1996 cohort	51.4%
1997 cohort	48.6%
1998 cohort	57.5%
1999 cohort	42.5%
2000 cohort	53.7%
2001 cohort	50.4%
2002 cohort	50.7%
2003 cohort	49.5%
2004 cohort	50.7%
2005 cohort	55.4%
2006 cohort	57.9%
2007 cohort	56.8%
2008 cohort	58.3%
2009 cohort	57.1%
2010 cohort	56.9%
2011 cohort	55.9%
2012 cohort	52.9%
2013 cohort	60.5%
2014 cohort	54.6%
2015 cohort	53.6%
2016 cohort	54.1%
2017 cohort	52.2%
2018 cohort	55.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,530
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,865
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,563	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$23,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,905	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,000	$5,709
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,700	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$7,947
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$9,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,324

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,617

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,838

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Delaware Valley University admitted 2,184 of 2,343 applicants in Fall 2024. The 93.2% rate describes that application pool.

93.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $43,300 tuition · 2023–24 1,628 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1090–13031600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Delaware Valley University received 2,343 applications and admitted 2,184 (93.2%), with 428 enrolling.

Delaware Valley University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Delaware Valley University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 560–663 and Math was 530–640 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1090–1303 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	560	610	663
SAT Math	530	580	640
ACT Composite	23	27	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

93.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	85.9%
Fall 2002	83%
Fall 2003	82.5%
Fall 2004	89.1%
Fall 2005	78.9%
Fall 2006	70.9%
Fall 2007	65.9%
Fall 2008	70.5%
Fall 2009	71.5%
Fall 2010	67.2%
Fall 2011	73.6%
Fall 2012	74.4%
Fall 2013	68.3%
Fall 2014	75.7%
Fall 2015	68.7%
Fall 2016	68.4%
Fall 2017	66.4%
Fall 2018	91.6%
Fall 2019	92.7%
Fall 2020	91.6%
Fall 2021	92.8%
Fall 2022	95.4%
Fall 2023	92.5%
Fall 2024	93.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1090–1303Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	880	1080
Fall 2002	870	1080
Fall 2003	900	1093
Fall 2004	910	1100
Fall 2005	930	1130
Fall 2006	910	1110
Fall 2007	920	1120
Fall 2008	930	1110
Fall 2009	910	1110
Fall 2010	910	1100
Fall 2011	910	1120
Fall 2012	870	1110
Fall 2013	880	1123
Fall 2014	870	1110
Fall 2015	870	1110
Fall 2016	870	1090
Fall 2017	960	1165
Fall 2018	970	1160
Fall 2019	970	1170
Fall 2020	940	1155
Fall 2021	1050	1250
Fall 2022	1060	1230
Fall 2023	1070	1270
Fall 2024	1090	1303

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

23–30Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	19
Fall 2002	19	22
Fall 2003	20	23
Fall 2004	20	27
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	21	25
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	20	23
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	20	24
Fall 2011	20	27
Fall 2012	19	25
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	18	24
Fall 2015	18	25
Fall 2016	18	26
Fall 2017	19	25
Fall 2018	19	27
Fall 2019	18	27
Fall 2020	18	25
Fall 2021	23	28
Fall 2022	27	29
Fall 2023	24	27
Fall 2024	23	30

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,628Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Delaware Valley University has held near 1,628 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,634
Fall 2003	1,733
Fall 2004	1,718
Fall 2005	1,842
Fall 2006	1,828
Fall 2007	1,835
Fall 2008	1,815
Fall 2009	1,875
Fall 2010	1,885
Fall 2011	1,913
Fall 2012	1,894
Fall 2013	1,774
Fall 2014	1,823
Fall 2015	1,896
Fall 2016	1,907
Fall 2017	1,908
Fall 2018	1,884
Fall 2019	1,769
Fall 2020	1,706
Fall 2021	1,644
Fall 2022	1,631
Fall 2023	1,644
Fall 2024	1,628

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

69%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Delaware Valley University has held near 69% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	72%
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	73%
Fall 2006 cohort	77%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	76%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	67%
Fall 2013 cohort	72%
Fall 2014 cohort	70%
Fall 2015 cohort	65%
Fall 2016 cohort	71%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	72%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	66%
Fall 2023 cohort	69%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Delaware Valley University

29.9% of Delaware Valley University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Delaware Valley University as a primarily residential campus of 1,628 undergraduates — and 69.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Delaware Valley University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1090–1303 — their midpoint is near the PA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Delaware Valley University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Delaware Valley University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Delaware Valley University93.2%

Pennsylvania median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Delaware Valley University$44,850

Pennsylvania median$33,730

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Delaware Valley University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Delaware Valley University$55,838

Pennsylvania median$62,101

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Delaware Valley University, Pennsylvania and national reference values
Metric & basis	Delaware Valley University	Pennsylvania median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	93.2%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$44,850	$33,730	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,838	$62,101	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Delaware Valley University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Delaware Valley University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Food Science and Technology	$70,222
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,210
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$62,317
Biology, General	$55,244
Agricultural Business and Management	$53,349
Agricultural Production Operations	$49,746
Animal Sciences	$49,225
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$48,732
Plant Sciences	$48,031
Zoology/Animal Biology	$40,575
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$38,899

These 11 fields listed for Delaware Valley University measure earnings after completion. The $55,838 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 11 additional Delaware Valley University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Delaware Valley University report?

Delaware Valley University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1090–1303 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Delaware Valley University's acceptance rate?

93.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,184 admitted from 2,343 applicants.

How much does Delaware Valley University cost?

At Delaware Valley University, tuition is $44,850. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Delaware Valley University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,838. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania — 92.1% admitted
Eastern University — 90.8% admitted
Carlow University — 86.9% admitted
Gwynedd Mercy University — 89.6% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.