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Cheapest Colleges in Delaware

Name: Delaware College Net Price Rankings
Creator: PlainCampus

Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Delaware list (9 vs 3); All In The Wrist Barber Academy still leads on average net price at $4,993.

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$4,993
Cheapest net price: $15,644
Delaware median: 12
Schools ranked

All In The Wrist Barber Academy has the lowest average net price in Delaware among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, All In The Wrist Barber Academy posts the lowest average net price in Delaware at $4,993 among 12 ranked schools, with the state median 9% below the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $4,993
Delaware median: $15,644
Schools ranked: 12
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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All In The Wrist Barber Academy has the lowest average net price in Delaware at $4,993/year, and the state's median net price is 9% below the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$4,993
cheapest ranked net price: $15,644
Delaware median net price: 3 public / 9 private
schools in this ranking: $13,731
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $13,731 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Every ranked Delaware school is listed below. Here is how their average net prices spread:

Delaware net-price distribution

Average net price after aid · 12 Scorecard-reporting schools

$22,593 more affordable than 0% of 12 Delaware colleges

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Each bar is a $3K-wide band; taller bars hold more Delaware colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Delaware's 12 cheapest colleges by real net price

All In The Wrist Barber Academy Smyrna, DE · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $4,993
Net price (<$30K income): $4,993
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 21

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DE · Public

Avg net price: $11,578
Net price (<$30K income): $10,934
Median debt: $10,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,336
Enrollment: 13,337

Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty Newark, DE · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,265
Net price (<$30K income): $12,403
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 33

Delaware State University Dover, DE · Public

Avg net price: $13,910
Net price (<$30K income): $11,135
Median debt: $26,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,503
Enrollment: 5,327

Dawn Career Institute LLC Newark, DE · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $14,839
Net price (<$30K income): $14,814
Median debt: $9,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $27,702
Enrollment: 355

Goldey-Beacom College Wilmington, DE · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $15,554
Net price (<$30K income): $11,367
Median debt: $18,900
Median earnings, 6yr: $45,097
Enrollment: 1,001

Wilmington University New Castle, DE · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $15,644
Net price (<$30K income): $15,500
Median debt: $20,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $49,635
Enrollment: 13,746

Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology Dagsboro, DE · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $16,577
Net price (<$30K income): $15,289
Median debt: $6,333
Median earnings, 6yr: $27,876
Enrollment: 81

Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware Newark, DE · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $16,753
Net price (<$30K income): $16,759
Median debt: $9,833
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,178
Enrollment: 148

University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public

Avg net price: $17,799
Net price (<$30K income): $10,901
Median debt: $24,572
Median earnings, 6yr: $58,846
Enrollment: 24,412

Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design Newark, DE · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $18,896
Net price (<$30K income): $18,079
Median debt: $9,833
Median earnings, 6yr: $25,058
Enrollment: 152

Strayer University-Delaware Wilmington, DE · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $22,593
Net price (<$30K income): $22,593
Median debt: $40,621
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,582
Enrollment: 187

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	All In The Wrist Barber Academy Smyrna, DE · Private for-profit	$4,993	$4,993	-	-	21
2	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DE · Public	$11,578	$10,934	$10,500	$35,336	13,337
3	Hair Academy School of Barbering & Beauty Newark, DE · Private for-profit	$12,265	$12,403	-	-	33
4	Delaware State University Dover, DE · Public	$13,910	$11,135	$26,000	$37,503	5,327
5	Dawn Career Institute LLC Newark, DE · Private for-profit	$14,839	$14,814	$9,500	$27,702	355
6	Goldey-Beacom College Wilmington, DE · Private nonprofit	$15,554	$11,367	$18,900	$45,097	1,001
7	Wilmington University New Castle, DE · Private nonprofit	$15,644	$15,500	$20,000	$49,635	13,746
8	Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology Dagsboro, DE · Private for-profit	$16,577	$15,289	$6,333	$27,876	81
9	Paul Mitchell the School-Delaware Newark, DE · Private for-profit	$16,753	$16,759	$9,833	$28,178	148
10	University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public	$17,799	$10,901	$24,572	$58,846	24,412
11	Schilling-Douglas School of Hair Design Newark, DE · Private for-profit	$18,896	$18,079	$9,833	$25,058	152
12	Strayer University-Delaware Wilmington, DE · Private for-profit	$22,593	$22,593	$40,621	$36,582	187

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 12 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Delaware. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Delaware's 12 cheapest colleges by real net price

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