Delaware State University

Dover, United States

3.3

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6 reviews

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www.desu.edu
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1200 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE, 19901
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Today 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
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Local time (Dover) 19:46 Thursday, 5 June 2025

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Monday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 am
Saturday –
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Delaware State University is a public, comprehensive, 1890 land-​grant institution that offers access and opportunity to diverse populations from Delaware, the nation, and the world.

54 undergraduate degree programs, 25 master’s degree programs and five doctoral degree programs.

Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), as well as by seven specialized academic accrediting agencies

William C. Jason Library includes a collection of 314,133 printed volumes and a total holding of more than 475,033 publications

History

Established in 1891.

The State College for Colored Students, now known as Delaware State University, was established May 15, 1891 by the Delaware General Assembly under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1890 by which land-​grant colleges for Blacks came into existence in states maintaining separate educational facilities.

As of the fall 2014, the University’s student enrollment has grown to 4,644 students. The University’s physical infrastructure has grown from its 1891 beginning as a 100-​acre property with three buildings to a beautiful 356-​acre pedestrian campus with over 50 buildings and four outdoor athletic fields. The University also has two farm properties in the Kenton and Smyrna areas, two University satellite sites in Wilmington and Georgetown, and its Airway Science Program maintains it fleet of planes and base of operation at the Delaware Air Park in Cheswold.

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6 reviews of Delaware State University

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Place rating: 3
Los Angeles, CA
Attended DSU from 98 – 99, before transferring to UD in 2000. In all honesty, I loved this school, and it had a special place in my heart when I was a student there. I saw myself amongst a sea of other black and brown students, and I had this immense pride in myself and more so for those like me who had come from low-​income families. I thought that this was one of the greatest things that I had ever seen in my life, all of these beautiful black and brown people getting an education, and getting prepped to join society as leaders, builders, teachers, doctors, lawyers and so forth. But this dream of mine came to a quick end when I saw the nonsense and stupidity that was running rampant on campus. Young men, and women bringing a lot of street crap onto campus (i.e. drugs, and violence), it broke my heart and made me ashamed of what I was seeing happening to a society/​community of college students. I didn’t see everything, but I saw enough nonsense, that made me upset at my own people. Here we were with a great opportunity to prove to ourselves, and to many others that we were intellectuals, visionaries and innovators. Instead, there were those of that showed that we can easily fall prey to the negative stereotype of what other people think black people truly are. And that’s why I left. It broke my heart, and every now and then I think about what if…
Place rating: 5
Huntingtown, MD
My daughter goes here and although they have a little bit of crime for the most part I will say that the school is a no nonsense school my daughter had some problems with bullies and the Public Safety officers were able to address the situation and handle it effectively I’m very happy about this and feel safer knowing that they will go out of their way to make sure my child is in a safe environment
Also everyone we have met here has been more than willing to help us and very friendly my daughter gets extra money from the school when her grades are good she graduates this year and I can say that I feel that she had gotten a wonderful education she has made the Dean’s list so many times and I would recommend the school
Place rating: 1
Newark, DE
It is not the best nor worst HBCU. If you can’t afford any other university, then go here. It is very good for business and liberal art majors. The campus is pristine, but the staff, faculty, and students ruin it. There needs to be more professionalism and class. To be successful, one must be popular. The quiet students who just want a degree won’t receive all the opportunities they deserve.
I am an alumnus, and would not recommend this university to anyone. Unless of course, it was the last resort.
Place rating: 4
Philadelphia, PA
Toured DSU with my daughter, the campus was nice an well kept. Liked the fact that all the financial Dept’s were housed in one bldg. and your not running all over the campus. The dorm was OK. but no AC. Went to the student center to go to the bookstore an was asked to put my purse in this open cubby which is for students to place there book bags. Needless to say I did not put my 800.00 purse in no cubby that’s in the front of the store opposite of the cashier with no security guard. I actually felt a little offended because you shld be able to bring your purse in the store. So they lost that sale. The school is situated in a decent area with plenty stores an shopping an buses that come to campus to pick up an drop off.
Place rating: 3
Philadelphia, PA
The tuition is not worth it !!! The atmosphere is very relaxed, the students can be kinda rowdy, i think the classes were over crowded and if your looking for undivided attn you wouldn’t find it here. The parties are off the wall they don’t stop tils 3 – 4 in the a.m. lol
Place rating: 4
Upper Marlboro, MD
Don’t be fooled by the bad press
I earned my Bachelors of Science from Delaware State University and I can say that it is a much better school than what the media has portrayed it to be. The School of Management is AACSB accredited and I am a proud graduate of it. Their MBA program (
) is fairly new but a buddy of mine earned his MBA concentrating in IT from it and is doing great. DSU gave me a chance at something that due to my less than favorable high school grades, many other places wouldn’t have. I’ll always be grateful for that. The small class sizes make it easier for professors to work more intimately with students. I watched the campus evolve as far as facilities during my time their and its still growing. Every time I visit there I always comment on how old I feel seeing how their is always something new on campus (even though it really hasn’t been that long since I graduated). The just built a new student center, added on to the gym, and remodeled part of the library. I grew up a lot while attending DSU and I can truly say my days there where some of the best in my life thus far (as cliched as it sounds). I’m also excited about what the new University president has in stored (definitely after the horrible one that just left). Delaware State University is another school that I would recommend for anyone looking for an institution of higher learning to attend.