List of colleges and universities in Delaware

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

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, as it had 23,009 students as of late 2014.^[3] According to the United States Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences, the Delaware College of Art and Design is the state's smallest institution of higher learning with an enrollment of 170.^[3] Wilmington University is Delaware's largest private post-secondary institution, with an enrollment of 15,316.^[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 regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.^[13]

Extant institutions

Institution	Location(s)	Control	Type^[note 2]	Enrollment^[3] (Late 2016)	Founded
Delaware College of Art and Design	Wilmington	Private	Associate's college	170	1997^[15]
Delaware State University	Dover	Public	Master's university	4,328	1891^[16]
Delaware Technical Community College	Dover, Georgetown, Newark, and Wilmington	Public	Associate's college	14,479	1967^[17]
Goldey–Beacom College	Pike Creek Valley	Private	Special-focus institution	2,063	1886^[18]
University of Delaware	Newark	Public	Research university	23,009	1833^[note 1]
Widener University Delaware Law School	Wilmington	Private	Special-focus institution	403^[19]	1975^[20]
Wilmington University	New Castle	Private	Research university	15,316	1968^[21]

Defunct institutions

Institution	Location(s)	Control	Founded	Closed	Notes
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 Delaware	Newark^[26]	Public^[26]	1914^[26]	1945^[26]	Merged into the University of Delaware in 1945.^[26]

See also

• List of college athletic programs in Delaware
• Higher education in the United States
• List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
• Lists of American institutions of higher education

References

Explanatory notes

1. 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]

Citations

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