-13%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Wilmington University fell 13% between 2021 and 2024 (22.8% → 19.8%).
Delaware · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware. 8,497 undergraduate students. 95 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Wilmington University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Wilmington University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.6% → 0.0%).
+22%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Wilmington University rose 22% between 2021 and 2024 (9.8% → 11.9%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Delaware
Each tile compares this institution to the Delaware median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$53,844+8% · 6→10y
Delaware median $38,242$49,635
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry22.6%-68% · '98→'24
Delaware median 51.5%$14,308+264% · '97→'20
At program completion8,497+198% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS53.8%-17% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$12,330+101% · '00→'24
out-of-state $12,330SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.5%Median federal debt $14,308 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $53,844 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-68%
Wilmington University · completion · 150% fell
61.9% → 19.8%
-78%
Wilmington University · completion · 100% fell
53.3% → 11.9%
-17%
Wilmington University · retention fell
74.0% → 61.2%
+198%
Wilmington University · undergrad enrollment rose
2,651 → 7,906
+101%
Wilmington University · in-state tuition rose
$6,290 → $12,630
+101%
Wilmington University · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,290 → $12,630
+264%
Wilmington University · median debt rose
$5,500 → $20,000
-100%
Wilmington University · cohort default rate fell
7.1% → 0.0%
+495%
Wilmington University · pell share rose
1.4% → 26.1%
+23%
Wilmington University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$40,200 → $49,635
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$122,324Educational Administration and Supervision.$102,901Bioethics/Medical Ethics.$102,149Finance and Financial Management Services.$101,575Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$98,225Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$94,212Health and Medical Administrative Services.$90,351Curriculum and Instruction.$85,322Management Information Systems and Services.$84,829Human Resources Management and Services.$83,087Management Information Systems and Services.$78,495Business Administration, Management and Operations.$76,989Educational/Instructional Media Design.$68,038Business Administration, Management and Operations.$67,939Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$67,886Education, General.$67,111Special Education and Teaching.$63,874Accounting and Related Services.$63,650Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$60,883Human Resources Management and Services.$60,071Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$59,370Criminal Justice and Corrections.$59,041Criminal Justice and Corrections.$55,991Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,083
Showing top 24 of 31 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
31 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Special Education and Teaching.$63,874Educational Administration and Supervision.$102,901Education, General.$67,111Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$59,370Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,083Education, General.$41,806Educational/Instructional Media Design.$68,038Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$67,886Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$60,883Curriculum and Instruction.$85,322
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$94,212Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$122,324Bioethics/Medical Ethics.$102,149Health and Medical Administrative Services.$90,351Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$42,917
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$76,989Human Resources Management and Services.$60,071Business Administration, Management and Operations.$67,939Finance and Financial Management Services.$101,575Accounting and Related Services.$63,650Human Resources Management and Services.$83,087Management Information Systems and Services.$84,829Management Information Systems and Services.$78,495
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Wilmington University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$551,072
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $16,306
- HS-only baseline · DE
- $38,900
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Delaware
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Wilmington University graduates earn $X” — not “Wilmington University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Wilmington University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.