Delaware State University Approaches 7,000 Students as Fall Enrollment Runs Ahead of Last Year's Record: 6,990 Registered as of October 7, Up Nearly 40% Since 2020
DOVER, Delaware — Delaware State University reports that its fall 2026 enrollment is approaching 7,000 students and is on pace to surpass last fall's record. According to the university, as of October 7 there were 6,990 students registered across its Dover and Wilmington campuses, its online programs and its international partnerships, including 6,370 students on its U.S. campuses, roughly 10 percent more than at the same point a year ago.
The previous record was last fall's certified census of 6,623. The final fall 2026 count comes at census on October 31, after the university's second term start, additional online sessions — including the first cohorts of eHBCU, the national online consortium of historically Black colleges and universities that the university leads — and semester starts at its international locations, so the certified figure may differ from 6,990. For longer context, the university enrolled 5,027 students in 2020, meaning enrollment has grown nearly 40 percent since then.
Delaware State University is a public historically Black university in Dover, Delaware, founded in 1891, with students from 39 states and 34 countries. The university also welcomed prospective students and families to an Open House on Saturday, November 7. All figures in this report are the university's registration counts; the certified census of October 31 is the final figure.
Source: Delaware State University
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Photo: 图：特拉华州立大学 Martin Luther King, Jr. 学生中心。（Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0） / Photo: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Center at Delaware State University. (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
