University of Delaware · Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

An engineering bachelor's degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering whose plan of study combines computer engineering foundations with courses in system hardening, penetration testing and reverse engineering, digital forensics, applied cryptography, cloud and IoT security, and a two-semester senior design sequence.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity Engineering
Source: ece.udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: ece.udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of Delaware — Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Source: ece.udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Newark, DE
Specializations: Security Engineering — core of the degree (“Cybersecurity Engineering”)
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Dedicated BS in Cybersecurity Engineering offered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Degree title names cybersecurity; the sample plan includes system hardening, pen testing and reverse engineering, digital forensics, web applications security, applied cryptography, cloud security, secure software design and IoT security.

Source: ece.udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus
Source: ccap.udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Third-year courses include system hardening and protection, pen test and reverse engineering, and digital forensics.
Source: ece.udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Two-semester senior design (CPEG 498/499).
Source: ece.udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state — Undergraduate Newark campus, full-time tuition (12+ credits), DE residentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$15,740	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate Newark campus, full-time tuition (12+ credits), non-residentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$42,470	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Mandatory full-time fees (academic year): $2,550 per academic yearMandatory
Source: udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026
College of Engineering differential charge (amount not printed): Amount not statedMandatory
Source: udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

UDare Cyber Scholarships For Service (SFS) Service scholarship
$27k per year stipend for undergraduates plus full tuition
Eligibility: Juniors in the Bachelor's in Cybersecurity Engineering; US citizen or permanent resident
Service scholarships carry a service obligation; the school's page did not state its terms.
Source: ccap.udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026
UDare Cyber Scholarships For Service (CyberCorps SFS) Service scholarship
Full tuition for two years; stipend of $37k per year for graduate students or $27k for undergraduates; $6k annual allowance
Eligibility: US citizen or permanent resident, 18 or older, enrolled full time in an eligible on-campus program (BS Cybersecurity Engineering juniors, BCpE/MS Cybersecurity 4+1 seniors, MS Cybersecurity thesis path); must be able to obtain a security clearance.
Obligation: Work in the government sector in an approved cybersecurity position for a period equal to at least the length of the scholarship; seek government internships during the summers of the award.
How to apply: Selection based on enrollment, citizenship, GPA/transcripts, cyber experience, personal statement and recommendation letters.
Source: ccap.udel.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2016 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Master of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

ccap.udel.edu/sfs/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
ece.udel.edu/academics/graduate/ms-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
ece.udel.edu/academics/undergraduate/cybersecurity-engineering-major/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
udel.edu/students/student-financial-services/coa/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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