Delaware State University in Dover was established by the Delaware General Assembly on May 15, 1891 under the Morrill Act of 1890, opening as the State College for Colored Students. It later became Delaware State College and, on July 1, 1993, Delaware State University. The university describes itself as a historically Black college and university and lists a current enrollment of 6,280, 88 percent undergraduate, with 44 percent living in residence halls per fall 2024 data. It offers 9 associate and 46 undergraduate degrees, 26 master's programs and 7 doctoral programs. CollegeXpress reports a 61 percent acceptance rate, with 4,651 admitted from 7,542 applications. In 2021 DSU completed its acquisition of Wesley College, the first time an HBCU took over a mainstream institution, and uses the former Wesley campus for its Wesley College of Health and Behavioral Sciences. The main campus address of 1200 N Dupont Highway matches the input.
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DSU admits about 60 percent of applicants according to aggregators and offers degrees from associate to doctoral level.
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1200 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, Delaware, United States
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