Get my odds
Dover, DE · Public policy & social work

Public policy & social work at Delaware State

Delaware State graduates about 31 public policy & social work majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 79th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

70/100Strong#79 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year315% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate62%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1060whole school

Around Delaware State

On Oct. 25, 2019, Senator Coons and the members of the Delaware congressional de
Congressional Youth Conference (49054563152)Photo: Senator Chris Coons · Public domain · source
Alumni Stadium is a 7,193-seat multi-purpose stadium in Dover, Delaware. It was
Alumni Stadium (Delaware State)Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source
Northbound U.S. Route 13 (Dupont Highway) past the Dover Mall entrance in Dover,
US 13 NB past Dover Mall entrancePhoto: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A pie of cheese pizza at the Grotto Pizza restaurant in Dover, Delaware
Cheese pizza pie at Grotto Pizza Dover DEPhoto: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 9 · Athletics 3 · Library 2.

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Temple University 70
  2. University of Connecticut 70
  3. Eastern Connecticut State University 70
  4. University of Georgia 70
  5. Elon University 70
  6. Marquette University 70
  7. University of Scranton 70
  8. Simmons University 70

Other strong majors at Delaware State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Delaware State with every school we score in public policy & social work. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

See your odds at Delaware State Everything about Delaware State