University Of Delaware

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

The University of Delaware, or UD, is a state-assisted, privately governed institution and the flagship university of the state. It was established in 1743 as the Free School, a small private academy.

The school's first class included three signers of the Declaration of Independence, one of whom also signed the U.S. Constitution.

Allison Academy relocated to Newark, Delaware, and was renamed Delaware College. It merged with a women's college in 1921 to become Delaware University.

With a main campus of 2039 acres in Newark, the school is the largest university in Delaware. It has satellite campuses in Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown and Lewes and facilities in London and Paris.

UD invented study abroad, with the first group traveling to Paris in 1923. Today the school offers programs in 35 countries on all seven continents and was honored with the Andrew Heiskell Award in Innovation in International Education.

The university is divided into the following academic units:

• Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
• College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Engineering
• College of Health Sciences
• College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy
• College of Marine and Earth Studies

The University of Delaware offers an active Greek Life. More than 15% undergraduate students of UD are affiliated with a fraternity or sorority. These are governed by the Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and National Panhellenic Conference.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, are graduates of the University of Delaware. The Vice President also received an honorary degree.

Other prominent alumni include Dave DeWalt, CEO, McAfee, Inc.; LizzAnn Sonders, Wall Street investment guru; Michael Barone, art photographer; Bob Greene, fitness guru; Vic Willis, Hall of Fame baseball player; Susan Stroman, Broadway director, choreographer; Jeff Pearlman, journalist; Peter Thejll, astrophysicist and climate expert. Oceanographer Robert Ballard, discoverer of the RMS Titanic, received an honorary degree.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, fine arts, liberal arts, and hospitality.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Delaware participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 71% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 20,500 in 2009-2010 (20,691 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Delaware provides on-campus housing for 7,214 of its 20,691 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Colonial Athletic Association for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 239 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 200 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Delaware offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (32 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agricultural and Food Products Processing
• Agriculture
• Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (56 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ART STUDIES (4 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (746 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (124 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (37 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Natural Resource Economics
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (62 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (12 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (11 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (523 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• History Teacher Education
• Latin Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Urban Education and Leadership

ENGINEERING (313 awarded)

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Materials Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Operations Research

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (18 awarded)

• Engineering Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (94 awarded)

• Consumer Economics
• Family and Community Services
• Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Nutrition
• Human Services
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (87 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (105 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (30 awarded)

• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
• Plant Sciences

LAW (9 awarded)

• Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (1,172 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Comparative Literature
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• General Studies
• Geography
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (42 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (137 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (21 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (35 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (214 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (239 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Nutrition Sciences
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (17 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (307 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Entomology
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (121 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (172 awarded)

• Cognitive Science
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology