Check out why Delaware State University received a D grade in our Report Card below.
Delaware State University is a historically black land-grant research university located in Dover, Delaware. The university has a variety of student organizations to join for those interested. Delaware State University is a mere 1.5 hours away from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. Members of the Delaware State University community are known as the Hornets.
Delaware State University offers 48 undergraduate programs. Notable former students include former professional football player Reggie Barnes, American diplomat Clyde Bishop, and jazz musician Clifford Brown.

Delaware State University receives a “C” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/3054" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

Delaware State University receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from Delaware State University with a bachelor’s degree make $49,400 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

Delaware State University receives a &#8220;D-&#8221; grade for Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from Delaware State University with a bachelor’s degree make $83,300 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

Delaware State University receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. The university does not require any training related to equity, inclusion, and diversity. However, the Diversity &amp; Inclusion <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.desu.edu/sites/flagship/files/document/31/sample_interview_questions_2016.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unit</a> within the Office of Human Resources offers a DE&amp;I Training Series that includes training <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.desu.edu/about/administration/human-resources/diversity-equity-inclusion/dei-training-series">sessions</a> such as:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;The Impact of Microaggressions Part I&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;A Crash Course in Confronting Bias Behavior Part II&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Reimagining and Rebuilding Inclusive Campus Communities&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Interrupting Oppression Role and Responsibility as Organizational Leaders.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
The <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.desu.edu/sites/flagship/files/document/31/sample_interview_questions_2016.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> also has a PDF that lists Sample Interview Questions with a whole section of &#8220;Diversity&#8221; questions.
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff 

Delaware State University receives an “A” grade for not having a Bias Reporting System or a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

Delaware State University receives a “C” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), the <a href="https://www.desu.edu/student-life/student-organizations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not appear to have any right-leaning or left-leaning clubs.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

Delaware State University receives a “C” grade due to having no active Turning Point USA chapter. The university has not denied a Turning Point USA chapter on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

Delaware State University receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, Inclusion or  Courses for Students. While the <a href="https://www.desu.edu/academics/student-success/services/general-education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires certain courses as part of its General Education program, none of the listed courses appear related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The required courses are:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;University Seminar I&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Career Accelerator and Leadership&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Rhetoric and English Composition I&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Rhetoric and English Composition II&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Research, Rhetoric and English Composition III&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Rhetoric and Speech&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Global Societies&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Senior Capstone&#8221;</li>
</ul>
The university also requires students to fulfill the following breadth areas:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;History&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Literature&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Social Sciences&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Arts/Humanities&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Mathematics&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Natural Sciences with Laboratory&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Required Equity, Diversity, Inclusion or Diversity Courses for Students

Delaware State University receives an “A” grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university does not appear to have any segregated dormitories, graduation ceremonies, or classes by race or sexual orientation.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

Delaware State University receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

Delaware State University receives a “D” grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 3.25% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

Delaware State University receives a “D+” grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Dover, Delaware violent crime rate was 796.96 per 100,000 people in 2018, much higher than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

Delaware State University receives a “C” grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. Students can <a href="https://www.desu.edu/academics/student-success/services/general-education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">choose</a> one option from the History category of the university’s core curriculum:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">&#8220;American History To 1865&#8221;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">&#8220;HIST-202 American History From 1865&#8221;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">&#8220;HIST-203 African Am History To 1865 (AA)&#8221;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">&#8220;HIST-204 African Am History From 1865 (AA)&#8221;</li>
</ul>
However, these can be bypassed for history courses unrelated to Western Civilization.
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why Delaware State University received a D grade in our Report Card below.

Delaware State University is a historically black land-grant research university located in Dover, Delaware. The university has a variety of student organizations to join for those interested. Delaware State University is a mere 1.5 hours away from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. Members of the Delaware State University community are known as the Hornets.

Delaware State University offers 48 undergraduate programs. Notable former students include former professional football player Reggie Barnes, American diplomat Clyde Bishop, and jazz musician Clifford Brown.

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