University Description
Delaware State University (DSU or Del State) is a public historically black land-grant research university in Dover, Delaware. DSU also has two satellite campuses: one in Wilmington and one in Georgetown.. Read MoreUniversity History
The Delaware College for Colored Students was established on May 15, 1891, by the Delaware General Assembly. The name was changed to the State College for Colored Students by state legislative action in 1893 to eliminate confusion with Delaware College, which was attended by whites in Newark, Delaware. It first awarded degrees in 1898.Academic Programs
- Registered Nursing
- General Business Administration and Management
- Public Administration
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Accounting
- Art Teacher Education
- Biology Teacher Education
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English Teacher Education
- General Agriculture
- General Art Studies
- General Biology
- General History
- General Hospitality Administration and Management
- General Marketing and Marketing Management
- General Political Science and Government
- General Psychology
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Radio and Television
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social Work
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Sport and Fitness Administration
- Accounting
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- General Art Studies
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Chemistry
- General English Language and Literature
- General Finance
- General Marketing and Marketing Management
- General Mathematics
- General Music
- General Physics
- General Political Science and Government
- General Psychology
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Sport and Fitness Administration
- General Computer Science
- General History
- Music Teacher Education
- Mass Communication
- Middle School Education and Teaching
- Other Education
- Registered Nursing
- Agricultural Business and Management
- General Agriculture
- Public Administration
- Art Teacher Education
- Engineering Physics
- General Fine and Studio Arts
- General Public Health
- Other Chemistry
- Other Physics
- English Teacher Education
- Fine and Studio Arts Management
- Biology Teacher Education
- Business Teacher Education
- Environmental Science
- General Science Teacher Education
- Broadcast Journalism
- Health Teacher Education
- Journalism
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- General Hospitality Administration and Management
- General Education
- General Management Science
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Business and Managerial Economics
- French Language and Literature
- Other History
- American History
- Applied Mathematics
- Aviation and Airway Management and Operations
- Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine
- Consumer Economics
- Criminology
- Foreign Language Teacher Education
- General Aeronautics
- Aviation
- Aerospace Science and Technology
- General Apparel and Textiles
- General Educational Leadership and Administration
- Historic Preservation and Conservation
- Natural Resources Management and Policy
- Neuroscience
- Optical Sciences
- Other Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Other Design and Applied Arts
- Other Neurobiology and Neurosciences
- Other Registered Nursing
- Nursing Administration
- Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- Other Special Education and Teaching
- Other Visual and Performing Arts
- Physics Teacher Education
- Public Health Education and Promotion
- Radio and Television
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Spanish Language Teacher Education
- Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
- Art Teacher Education
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Educational Leadership and Administration
- General Physics
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Social Work
- Accounting
- General History
- General Mathematics
- Middle School Education and Teaching
- Public Administration
- Registered Nursing
- General Agriculture
- Other Registered Nursing
- Nursing Administration
- Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- Environmental Science
- General Public Health
- Applied Mathematics
- General English Language and Literature
- Business and Managerial Economics
- French Language and Literature
- General Chemistry
- General Computer Science
- General Political Science and Government
- Other Chemistry
- Other Education
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Other Special Education and Teaching
- General Education
- Historic Preservation and Conservation
- Natural Resources Management and Policy
- Neuroscience
- Optical Sciences
- Sport and Fitness Administration
- Other Physics
- General Educational Leadership and Administration
- General Biology
- General Chemistry
- General Political Science and Government
- Social Work
- Applied Mathematics
- Neuroscience
- Optical Sciences
- General Education
- General Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Registered Nursing
- Applied Mathematics
- Public Administration
- General Special Education and Teaching
- Other Special Education and Teaching
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- General Hospitality Administration and Management
Sports Offered
- Baseball (M)
- Softball (W)
- Basketball (M)
- Basketball (W)
- Cross Country (W)
- Golf (W)
- Tennis (W)
- Volleyball (W)
Greek Life
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
- Iota Phi Theta Fraternity
Admissions office
Year Founded
1891
University Mascot
Hornet
Address
Delaware State University 1200 N. Dupont Highway Dover, DE 19901
Phone number
(302)857-6060