Test-optionalEA

University of Delaware

DE · Public · Mid-Atlantic · National university · Top 100 tier · 18,332 undergraduates (large)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate69.2%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS

† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024

Admission rates

Overall
0%40%80%'19'20'21'22'23'2468.3%63.1%70.5%74.1%63.6%69.2%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Action, non-binding (no Early Decision) · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Does not superscore (highest single sitting)

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; school doesn’t say when official scores are due

You can self-report or send official scores. The school’s page doesn’t say when official scores are required.

School’s words: “Those who wish to supply scores can self-report their SAT or ACT scores.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡21.9%SAT 19.1% + ACT 2.8%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT19.1%
780 students
Submitted ACT2.8%
113 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2024. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1220–1370 median 1300
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
610–700 median 650
500800
SAT Math
590–690 median 640
500800
ACT composite
28–32 median 30
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'2499.0%97.0%71.0%72.1%27.7%21.9%77.0%73.0%60.0%61.7%24.5%19.1%22.0%24.0%11.0%10.4%3.2%2.8%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24no datano datano data1210–1350135012101220–1360136012201220–137013701220

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'23'2424–30302425–30302526–31312626–31312627–31312728–323228

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2021: 38%
  • 2020: 59%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 CDS not available2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
  5. Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2021; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
  7. Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2020; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.

Sources