List of colleges and universities in Delaware

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There are eight colleges and universities in Delaware. These institutions include two research universities, one master's university, one baccalaureate college, two associates colleges, and two special-focus institutions. Five of Delaware's post-secondary institutions are private and three are public.

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Delaware's oldest post-secondary institution is the University of Delaware, which was chartered by the Delaware General Assembly as a degree-granting college in 1833. [note 1] The University of Delaware is also the state's largest institution of higher learning in terms of enrollment, with 25,903 students as of 2022. [3] The Delaware College of Art and Design is the state's smallest institution of higher learning with an enrollment of 111. [3] Wilmington University is Delaware's largest private post-secondary institution, with an enrollment of 19,295. [3]

Delaware has two land-grant universities: Delaware State University and the University of Delaware. [4] The University of Delaware is also the state's sole participant in the National Sea Grant College Program and the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. [5] [6] In addition, Delaware State University is the one historically black college and university in the state, and is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. [7] [8] Delaware previously had two private post-secondary institutions for men and women respectively: St. Mary's College and Wesleyan Female College respectively. [9] [10]

The state does not have a medical school, but the Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research reserves spaces for Delaware students at two medical schools in Philadelphia. [11] Delaware has one law school, Widener University Delaware Law School. [12] All eight of Delaware's post-secondary institutions are institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. [13]

Extant institutions

InstitutionLocation(s)ControlType [note 2] Enrollment
(2022) [note 3] 		Founded
Delaware College of Art and Design Wilmington Private Associate's college 1111997 [15]
Delaware State University Dover Public Master's university 5,7701891 [16]
Delaware Technical Community College Dover, Georgetown, Stanton, and Wilmington Public Associate's college 15,9601967 [17]
Goldey–Beacom College Pike Creek Valley Private Master's university 1,3031886 [18]
University of Delaware Newark Public Research university 25,9031833 [note 1]
Widener University Delaware Law School Wilmington Private Law school 515 [19] 1975 [20]
Wilmington University New Castle Private Research university 19,2951968 [21]

Defunct institutions

InstitutionLocation(s)ControlFoundedClosedNotes
Brandywine Junior College Wilmington [22] Private [22] 1966 [22] 1991 [22] Entered into a merger with Widener University in 1976 and graduated its final class in 1991. Campus now serves as Widener University Delaware Law School. [22]
St. Mary's College Wilmington [9] Private [9] 1841 [9] 1866 [9] Catholic institution closed in 1866 following the American Civil War. [23]
Wesley College Dover [10] Private [10] 1873 [10] 2021 [10] Acquired by Delaware State University in 2021. [24]
Wesleyan Female College Wilmington [10] Private [10] 1837 [10] 1885 [10] Methodist institution for women. Following its closing, no college for women existed in Delaware until the Women's College of Delaware opened in 1914. [25]
Women's College of DelawareNewark [26] Public [26] 1914 [26] 1945 [26] Merged into the University of Delaware in 1945. [26]

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Explanatory notes

  1. 1 2 The University of Delaware is a successor institution to the "Free School," which was founded in 1743. The University of Delaware was chartered as Delaware College by the Delaware General Assembly as a degree-granting college in 1833. [1] [2]
  2. ↑ School location, control, and type are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. [14]
  3. ↑ Enrollment is the total 12-month unduplicated headcount listed by IPEDS for 2021–2022. [3]

Citations

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