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Delaware
students
are going
to college
but are they
READY?
2014
79%
69%
73%
70%
53%
66%
43%
Special
education
English
language
learner
African
American
1%
2%
20%
14%
4%
46%
*This percentage includes graduates from traditional public, public charter, and vocational-technical schools. Data shown do not
include students who enrolled in Goldey-Beacom College or Delaware College of Art and Design. The National Student Clearinghouse
estimated that 59% of all Delaware public high school graduates from the Class of 2012 enrolled in college.
87%
12%
Hispanic/
Latino
White
38%
Asian
Multi-race/
other
Percentage of
students requiring
remediation
n Delaware State University
81%
71%
n University of Delaware
18%
n Wesley College
27%
n Wilmington University
70%
n Out-of-state colleges
N/A
Percentage of high
school graduates who
enrolled in Delaware
colleges
Percentage of Delaware
college enrollees who
required remediation
Average
freshman year
GPA1
Average freshman
year credit hours
earned2
8,596
39%
53%
2.24
15.3
1,744
48%
11%
2.88
28.9
6,852
35%
68%
1.83
8.8
Took an AP exam
2,301
50%
31%
2.61
24.3
6,295
33%
65%
1.98
9.7
Low income
3,654
29%
69%
1.89
10.2
Special education
1,039
19%
87%
1.66
3.9
242
36%
79%
1.47
8.1
African American
2,714
30%
73%
2.01
10.9
Hispanic/Latino
723
34%
70%
1.83
10.9
White
4,719
41%
43%
2.36
17.0
Asian
347
51%
38%
2.59
24.2
93
31%
66%
1.92
11.3
Demographics
STATE TOTAL
Multi-race/other