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Write a Review! U NIVERSITY of Delaware is a land grant, sea grant, and space
grant institution. Founded in 1743 as a small private academy,
it closed in 1859, reopened as a state land-grant institution
in 1870, and adopted coeducation in 1872. Programs are offered
through the Colleges of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Arts &
Sciences, Business & Economics, Engineering, Health & Nursing Sciences, Human
Resources, Education, & Public Policy, and Marine Studies. Its 1,000-acre
campus is located in Newark, 12 miles from Wilmington, 30
miles from Philadelphia, and 50 miles from Baltimore. The University
of Delaware is a state-assisted institution of higher learning with
a private charter. Our private characteristics—smaller classes, an endowment over
$1 billion,breathtaking campus and students from every state in the
nation and 100 countries—at an affordable price are some of the many qualities that make UD unique. Our approach to
education is also unusual among our flagship state peers. With
more than 125 majors and 75 minors in seven colleges,
UD is focused on an enriched undergraduate education from start
to finish, including a First Year Experience (FYE) and a
host of discovery learning programs. All freshmen are members
of smaller communities by participating in an FYE through the LIFE (Learning Integrated Freshman Experience) Program, a Freshman Seminar or
an Honors Colloquia. LIFE “clusters” are based on majors of study that are led by upperclass mentors and that
involve academic coursework, discussion groups, tutoring, service learning projects, field
trips, lectures and social activities. Prior to graduation, all students
will also have discovered a greater depth of learning through
one of UD's signature academic programs. The University Honors Program,
one of the nation's oldest, attracts many of our best
students with thoughtful advising, private music instruction, a writing fellows
program, a living and learning community and Honors degrees. Our
nationally acclaimed Undergraduate Research Program enables students to work with
faculty as research assistants, conduct independent research and publish or
present findings. The Medical Scholars Program allows a select number
of academically competitive students to complete a Bachelor of Arts
in Liberal Studies from UD and an M.D. degree from
Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. The first Study Abroad in the world was founded at the University of Delaware in
1923 and now includes hundreds of courses across a spectrum
of disciplines on all seven continents, including Antarctica. Each year,
some 1,400 UD students study abroad, giving UD one of the highest university rates of student participation in the nation.
In addition, Service Learning experiences, combined with academic studies, improve
and strengthen the world in which we live, while simultaneously
creating a greater sense of civic responsibility that students will
take with them into the future. UD's commitment to our
students is evident in ongoing campus construction (brand new residence
halls in 2005 and 2006 and a Center for the
Arts in 2006) and in the number of scholars we
produce each year—Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater and more. The future—with successes unique to each of our graduates—is something that UD takes seriously. Location/Contact
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
NEWARK, DE 19716
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