Overview

The University of Delaware is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 master's programs, and 55 doctoral programs across its eight colleges. The University of Delaware is located halfway between Washington, D.C. and New York, and is only a 45-minute drive away from Philadelphia. Public trains and buses offer easy transportation for students to travel between cities.

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. As one of the oldest universities in the U.S., the University of Delaware has grown to become a significant state-assisted, privately governed establishment. With over 25,000 total students, the University of Delaware offers 150 majors to undergraduate students, with the strongest majors being engineering, business, and the sciences.