University of Delaware is a public institution that was founded in the year 1743. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 16,733, its setting is suburban, and the campus area is 2,040 acres. It has a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. University of Delaware's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities.
The Fightin’ Blue Hens sports teams, named after the Delaware Revolutionary War battalion with the same nickname, participate in the NCAA Division I Colonial Athletic Association. The mascot of it is a costumed bird named YoUDee, and a group of live Blue Hen chickens reside on school farm. Philadelphia is a 45 mile drive and the Baltimore is 55 miles away. The University of Delaware ran the nation’s first study overseas program in the year 1923, and, these days, 45 percent of the undergraduates opt to spend time in another country.
The University of Delaware offers over 150 graduate degree programs, including some through the top ranked School of the Education and College of Engineering. Addition to its main location in Newark, the university has campuses all over Delaware and teaching facilities in London, Paris, and China. The school also has a sea-faring research facility, a 146 foot ship called Hugh R. Sharp. As a sea, land, and space grant institution, University of Delaware receives the federal funding for research in all the three areas. The notable alumni are Robert Gore, University of Delaware alumni include U.S. Vice President Joe Biden; the inventor of Gore-Tex; and Chuck Lewis, founder of Center for Public Integrity.
Campus Location
Newark, DE 19716
General Information
School type-public, coed college
Year founded-1743
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar- 4-1-4
Setting-suburban