University of Delaware supplemental essays
Yes, for some applicants. Every University of Delaware supplement in 2026-27 depends on the college or program you apply to. Common App. Personal statement required (250-650 words).
Early Action closes November 1, 2026 and Regular Decision closes January 15, 2027. Every University of Delaware prompt is printed on this page in full, with its word limit and who has to answer it, checked against the college’s own admissions page.
Deadlines
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| Early Action | November 1, 2026 |
| Regular Decision | January 15, 2027 |
Checked against apply.udel.edu/register/delawaresupplement. Confirm on the college’s own page before you submit.
The essays, 2026-27
Required (test-optional applicants)
Delaware requires its own supplemental essays inside the Common Application from applicants who do not submit test scores.
Their supplement page: "students who choose not to provide test scores are required to complete the supplemental essays located within The Common Application for the University of Delaware." A different UD page omits this, so check the Common App.
Your University of Delaware checklist
No supplement every applicant writes: which ones you write depends on your college or program. The first deadline, Early Action, is November 1, 2026.
- Common App personal statementRequired250-650 words
- One program-specific promptOnly if you apply to the college or program it names. All printed in full above.
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Getting into University of Delaware
University of Delaware admits 70.6% of applicants. The middle 50% of enrolled students scored 1190-1370 on the SAT and 28-32 on the ACT.
About 7 in 10 applicants are admitted, at a college of 19,071 undergraduates.
| Enrolled students | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT total | 1190 | 1280 | 1370 |
| SAT reading and writing | 600 | 650 | 690 |
| SAT math | 590 | 630 | 680 |
| ACT composite | 28 | 30 | 32 |
What SAT score do you need for University of Delaware?
A 1370 puts you in the top quarter of the students who enrolled, a 1280 at their midpoint, and a 1190 at the bottom quarter, meaning one in four enrolled students scored below it. The same three points on the ACT are 28, 30 and 32. A quarter of an enrolled class scoring under the 25th percentile is not a rounding error, so a score below the range is a reason to strengthen the rest of the application rather than a reason not to apply.
US Department of Education, College Scorecard (2026-09-17). Percentiles describe students who enrolled, not everyone admitted. SAT totals are the reading and math bands added together, which is how every source in this market reports them and is an approximation of about 10 to 20 points, because the two sections are correlated.
- What SAT score do you need for University of Delaware?
- University of Delaware sets no minimum. Among students who enrolled, the middle 50% scored 1190-1370 on the SAT: a 1190 sits at the 25th percentile, 1280 at the median and 1370 at the 75th. A score at or above 1370 is a clear strength in the application; below 1190 it is the part of the file the rest has to make up for. These are the figures University of Delaware reports to the US Department of Education, released in the College Scorecard of 2026-09-17.
- What ACT score do you need for University of Delaware?
- The middle 50% of enrolled students scored 28-32 on the ACT, with a composite of 30 at the median. There is no cutoff: a quarter of the enrolled class scored below 28. Reported by University of Delaware to the US Department of Education, College Scorecard release of 2026-09-17.
- What GPA do you need for University of Delaware?
- The honest answer is that the federal data behind this page does not contain one. Colleges report their admit rate and their enrolled students' test scores to the Department of Education; they do not report a GPA distribution, so any site quoting an exact average GPA for University of Delaware is either reading that college's own Common Data Set or estimating. What the reported data does say is that University of Delaware admits 70.6% of applicants, and the more selective a college is, the closer to the top of the class its admitted students sit and the more the strength of your course load counts alongside the number itself.
- How hard is it to get into University of Delaware?
- University of Delaware admits 70.6% of the people who apply, which is about 7 in 10 applicants. Numbers inside the reported range put you in a real position here, and the application itself decides the rest.
What University of Delaware costs after grant aid, by family income, from the same federal data.
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University of Delaware essay questions, answered
- Does University of Delaware have supplemental essays?
- Yes, for some applicants. Every University of Delaware supplement in 2026-27 depends on the college or program you apply to. Every prompt is printed in full on this page.
- How many essays do you write for University of Delaware in 2026-27?
- It depends on the college or program you apply to. University of Delaware sets no supplement every applicant writes in 2026-27; the prompts on this page name who each one is for.
Schools with similar admit rates
University of Delaware admits 70.6% of applicants. The colleges either side of it in our set by admit rate, most selective first, each with its own prompts and deadlines: Siena University (69.0%), University at Albany (SUNY) (69.1%), Kennesaw State University (69.2%), Endicott College (71.2%), James Madison University (JMU) (71.5%), Luther College (71.5%).