About University of Delaware. University of Delaware in Newark, DE reports an overall acceptance rate of 70.6%, an early-round acceptance rate of 70.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1180–1370, a class size of 4,424, and a yield of 16.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Delaware's flagship public university with strong chemical engineering and finance programs. Test-optional; only 19% of enrollees submitted SAT scores.