University of Delaware

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. 

The University of Delaware embodies its motto—“Knowledge is the light of the mind”— in a community that nurtures intellectual curiosity and free inquiry, and where everyone is empowered to learn and to flourish. The values of the University of Delaware are woven throughout the institution and emphasize academic freedom, diversity and inclusion, innovation, community inclusion, and outstanding service.  The community at Delaware celebrates individual and collective achievements and respects diverse backgrounds, values and viewpoints.

The University of Delaware exists to cultivate learning, develop knowledge, and foster the free exchange of ideas. State-assisted yet privately governed, the University has a strong tradition of distinguished scholarship, which is manifested in its research and creative activities, teaching, and service, in line with its commitment to increasing and disseminating scientific, humanistic, artistic, and social knowledge for the benefit of the larger society.