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DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY

Delaware State University
1200 N. Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901

Official telephone: (302) 857-6060

Website: www.desu.edu/


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Screen last updated on: November 7, 2006
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,457 men, 1,983 women, 3,440 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,208 men, 1,738 women, 2,946 total
Part-time undergraduates: 249 men, 245 women, 494 total
Total graduate students: 121 men, 161 women, 282 total
Full-time graduate students: 51 men, 77 women, 128 total
Part-time graduate students: 70 men, 84 women, 154 total
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 34%
First-year student breakdown:
84.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.4% Hispanic
6.2% White (non-Hispanic)
7.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
79.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.5% Hispanic
14.3% White (non-Hispanic)
0.2% total international (nonresident aliens)
3.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 400 acres
City or town school is located in: Dover, DE
Population of city/town: 34,120
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Wilmington, DE; Georgetown, DE
Nearest major city: Philadelphia, PA
Distance of nearest major city: 70 miles

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including University Courtyard Apartments
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 33%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1200
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 3
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Hornet Newspaper (monthly)
Total number of registered organizations: 79
Minority student organizations:
International Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
choir, marching and pep bands, jazz club, drama guild, writers club, debate team, commuter club, departmental groups, team managers

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Chuck Bell,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Constancia Hayes
School mascot: Hornets
Athletic conference memberships: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (Division I, Football I-AA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's bowlingno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 10%

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Baltimore, MD (70 miles)
Nearest other airport: Philadelphia, PA (near campus)
Nearest passenger train service: Wilmington, DE (35 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Dover,DE (near campus)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: yes



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