Safest Colleges in Delaware

6 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.

Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.

#SchoolViolent (4yr avg)Net PriceGrad RateEarnings 10yrAcceptance
1Strayer University-Delaware

Wilmington · private

0$22,59320.0%$40,092—
2Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

Dover · public

0.333$11,57828.2%$41,448—
3Wilmington University

New Castle · private

0.333$15,64446.3%$53,844—
4Goldey-Beacom College

Wilmington · private

0.667$15,55464.8%$59,89284.5%
5University of Delaware

Newark · public

5.333$17,79980.7%$72,95070.6%
6Delaware State University

Dover · public

6.667$13,91047.7%$49,30746.6%

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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.