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University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware Public 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Newark, Delaware, University of Delaware is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 24,412 students in fall 2024, including 20,026 undergraduates and 4,386 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.

University of Delaware offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 219 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Finance, Speech Communication and Rhetoric, and Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. It awarded 6,438 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

92% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Mission

The University of Delaware exists to cultivate learning, develop knowledge, and foster the free exchange of ideas. State-assisted yet privately governed, the University has a strong tradition of distinguished scholarship, which is manifested in its research and creative activities, teaching, and service, in line with its commitment to increasing and disseminating scientific, humanistic, artistic, and social knowledge for the benefit of the larger society. Founded in 1743 and chartered by the state in 1833, the University of Delaware today is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university.

Mission statement as reported by University of Delaware

Key figures

24,412
Students enrolled
92%
First-year retention
6,438
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
219
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 219

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 17
Engineering 18
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 17
Health Professions 19
Social Sciences 13
Education 31
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Communication and Journalism 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 12
Psychology 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Visual and Performing Arts 16
Physical Sciences 10
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 9
Natural Resources and Conservation 5
Public Administration and Social Services 6
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 5
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 12
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 6
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Architecture 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
92%
First-year retention, part-time students
20%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
4,554
Associate degrees
222
Master's degrees
1,316
Doctoral degrees (research)
287
Professional doctorates
59

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
24,412
Undergraduates, fall 2024
20,026
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,386
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
26,975
Undergraduates, 2024-25
21,981
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,994
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
59%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
58%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference USA
Interim President
Laura Carlson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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