<p>pamom59 - It is true that if UD prices itself too high, students can go elsewhere. However, once you start at a school, you do not want to transfer because of a surprise increase in costs. The 9.8% increase in applications for 2012 follows a 4.4% reduction in applications for 2011. The numbers are: 2012 - 24,675; 2011 - 22,473; and 2010 - 23,510. The 2012 and 2011 figures come from a recent NY Times article and the 2010 figure cam from UD’s web site link to “College Portrait”:
<a href=“http://www.collegeportraits.org/DE/UD/undergrad_admissions[/url]”>http://www.collegeportraits.org/DE/UD/undergrad_admissions</a></p>