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Delaware State University was founded in 1891 and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Its main location is in Dover, yet DSU offers courses throughout the state of Delaware.
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We are a close-knit community on a 356-acre suburban campus in Dover, Delaware, and are just a short drive from Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Our diverse and vibrant student body includes students from 45 states and 13 countries (fall 2023).
DSU retains #3 Public, #9 Overall in USNWR HBCU rankings
Sep 24, 2024 · US News and World Report (USNWR) released its annual 2025 university rankings on Tuesday, placing Delaware State University as the nation’s third-best public HBCU and ninth among more than 100 HBCUs overall.
Delaware State University Freshman Wins Sodexo’s Grateful …
Dec 17, 2024 · Delaware State University freshman Seth Reid is one of 10 winners of Sodexo’s national “Grateful Plateful Sweepstakes,” a promotion designed to give students across the country a chance to win a charitable donation in their name.
2024 DSU Scholarship Ball -- article and photos | Delaware State …
Delaware State University is celebrating another successful multi-million-dollar Scholarship Ball, with a net $4 million raised. The 2024 Scholarship Ball, held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, attracted 1,200 attendees, including 100 University students, making it the largest event in Delaware.
DSU, NGP dedicate CURE Building on Division Street in Dover
The University, in collaboration with the affordable housing and community development organization NeighborGood Partner (formerly NCALL), held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate the newly constructed CURE Building on the corner of W. Division and New Streets in Dover.
DSU first HBCU to launch private merchandise label | Delaware …
Sep 30, 2024 · Delaware State University (DSU) is making history by becoming the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to own and distribute a clothing line and private label brand of merchandise.
DSU enrollment continues to soar | Delaware State University
Nov 21, 2023 · Touting its emphasis on responsible growth, Delaware State University released its enrollment figures for Fall 2023 and is continuing to break enrollment records at the 132-year-old institution. The University now has 6,451 students, an increase of 3.5% over last year and 23% since 2020, making Delaware’s HBCU the fastest-growing in the country.
DSU’s Madisen Fields crowned Delaware’s National American Miss
Nov 8, 2024 · Over the summer, Fields, a psychology major from New Castle, Delaware, made history by being crowned Delaware’s first National American Miss pageant winner.
DSU Awarded $7M grant for bioengineering research | Delaware …
Delaware State University’s College of Agriculture, Science and Technology (CAST) has received a federal seven-year $7 million grant that will thrust it into the bioengineering realm.