University of Delaware

The University of Delaware (UD OR UDel) is the largest university in the state of Delaware. The main campus is located in Newark, with satellite campuses in Dover, Wilmington, and Lewes. The school is currently headed by President David Roselle. It is medium sized - approximately 15,000 undergraduate and 4,000 graduate students. Although it is a state-supported school, it is privately chartered (the University of Pittsburgh is likewise chartered).

The school has particularly good programs in engineering and agriculture, with a world-class program in chemical engineering. It is one of only four schools in North America with a major in art conservation.

Table of contents

1 Student body
2 Sports
3 External links

Student body

Student body statistics as of fall 2003:

School size: 16,428 undergraduate, 3,301 graduate, 1,392 continuing education. Total: 21,121

22,023 applications received, 3,450 enrolled

Out of state Cost: Tuition - $15,420/year, Room and board - $6,118

42.0% Male, 58.0% Female

Racial Makeup:
- 3.7% African American
- 1.9% Asian
- 1.7% Hispanic
Average SAT - 1202.5

Sports

The athletic teams at Delaware are known as the Fightin' Blue Hens, after the state bird of Delaware. UD offers 23 varisty sports, which compete in the NCAA Division-I. Delaware is a member of the Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA) in all sports except football, which is a member of the Atlantic-10 conference. Football is the biggest sport at Delaware, as the Fightin' Blue Hen football teams have won six national titles, including the 2003 NCAA I-AA Championship. Delaware's only other NCAA Division I National Championship came in 1983 for Women's Lacross.