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Paying for college in Delaware
What the state and its colleges give families, who gets it, and how to apply.
From the state
- Scholarship Incentive Program: Delaware residents with financial need, $1,000 a year
- Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship: Delaware high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA and a 1290 SAT, $1,250 a year
- B. Bradford Barnes Memorial Scholarship: Delaware seniors with financial need, full cost at the University of Delaware
- Herman M. Holloway Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Delaware seniors with financial need, full cost at Delaware State University
From the colleges
Merit scholarships. No college here publishes a scholarship by grades that a student is sure to get. The terms of each are in the table below.
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From the state
Delaware's programs. Most come through the FAFSA or the state's own aid application; a few have their own.
Scholarship Incentive Program
A need-based grant for Delaware residents who attend a Delaware college full time. It pays $1,000 a year, a student applies each year, and it ends after five awards.
Source: Delaware Higher Education Office, scholarships.delawarestudentsuccess.org
“Needs-based scholarship for students attending a Delaware institution full-time or enrolled full-time at an out-of-state accredited institution in an undergraduate or graduate program not offered in the state of Delaware.”
“Undergraduate awards: $1,000 per academic year. Award is not renewable, but applicants can apply each year.”
“Recipients are eligible to receive the award for a maximum of five awards.”
Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship
For Delaware high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA and a 1290 on the SAT, or the ACT equivalent, at any regionally accredited college. It pays $1,250 a year, renewable for up to three years with a 3.0 GPA. About 35 students get it each year, and there is no FAFSA.
Source: Delaware Higher Education Office, scholarships.delawarestudentsuccess.org
“Eligibility: Open to high school seniors with strong academic records (minimum 3.0 GPA and SAT score of at least 1290 or ACT equivalent). Applicants must enroll full time at any regionally accredited college.”
“Award: $1,250 per academic year. Renewable for up to three years with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Approximately 35 students are awarded this scholarship each year.”
“FAFSA is not required.”
B. Bradford Barnes Memorial Scholarship
For Delaware high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA, a 1290 on the SAT or the ACT equivalent, and financial need, who enroll full time at the University of Delaware. It covers full tuition, fees, room, board and books, renewable for up to three years with a 3.0 GPA. One is awarded each year.
Source: Delaware Higher Education Office, scholarships.delawarestudentsuccess.org
“Eligibility: Open to high school seniors with strong academic records (minimum 3.0 GPA and SAT score of at least 1290 or ACT equivalent) and demonstrate financial need. Recipients must enroll full-time at the University of Delaware.”
“Award: Covers full tuition, fees, room, board, and books at University of Delaware. Renewable for up to three years with a cumulative GPA of 3.0. One scholarship is awarded each academic year.”
Herman M. Holloway Sr. Memorial Scholarship
For Delaware high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA, a 1000 on the SAT or the ACT equivalent, and financial need, who enroll full time at Delaware State University. It covers full tuition, fees, room, board and books, renewable for up to three years with a 3.0 GPA. One is awarded each year.
Source: Delaware Higher Education Office, scholarships.delawarestudentsuccess.org
“(minimum 3.0 GPA and SAT score of at least 1000 or ACT equivalent) and demonstrate financial need. Recipients must enroll full-time at Delaware State University.”
“Award: Covers full tuition, fees, room, board, and books at Delaware State University. Renewable for up to three years with a cumulative GPA of 3.0. One scholarship is awarded each academic year.”
From the colleges
What each college gives for grades, what it promises on aid, and its full price.
| College | Merit scholarships | Promise on aid | Full price a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State University public |
| — | $31,991 |
| Goldey-Beacom College private | None published | — | $38,004 |
| University of Delaware public |
| — | $37,239 |
Each college's page has a promise's conditions, in the college's own words. “Worth asking about” marks a program the college describes in words that stop short of a promise.
Full price: tuition and fees, housing and food, and books; in state at a public university. What your family would pay after grants depends on your income: the finder shows it.
1 more Delaware college has no page here. For 0 of them, the federal data has no cost or no price by income. The rest mainly teach graduate students or run online programs. Show it
- Wilmington University
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How we worked these out
Costs: each college's own published price where it has one, otherwise the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, carried forward to fall 2027. Grants: each program’s own page. Scholarships: each college's own page, read by us and checked against it. SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any institution named here.