List of colleges and universities in Delaware

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Main other Template:Multiple image 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.

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.Template:Efn 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.[1] The Delaware College of Art and Design is the state's smallest institution of higher learning with an enrollment of 111.[1] Wilmington University is Delaware's largest private post-secondary institution, with an enrollment of 19,295.[1]

Delaware has two land-grant universities: Delaware State University and the University of Delaware.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6] Delaware previously had two private post-secondary institutions for men and women respectively: St. Mary's College and Wesleyan Female College respectively.[7][8]

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.[9] Delaware has one law school, Widener University Delaware Law School.[10] All eight of Delaware's post-secondary institutions are institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[11]

Extant institutions

Institution Location(s) Control TypeTemplate:Efn Enrollment
(2022)Template:Efn 		Founded
Delaware State University Dover Public Master's university 5,770 1891[12]
Delaware Technical Community College Dover, Georgetown, Stanton, and Wilmington Public Associate's college 15,960 1967[13]
Goldey–Beacom College Pike Creek Valley Private Master's university 1,303 1886[14]
University of Delaware Newark Public Research university 25,903 1833Template:Efn
Widener University Delaware Law School Wilmington Private Law school 515[15] 1975[16]
Wilmington University New Castle Private Research university 19,295 1968[17]

Defunct institutions

Institution Location(s) Control Founded Closed Notes
Brandywine Junior College Wilmington[18] Private[18] 1966[18] 1991[18] 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.[18]
Delaware College of Art and Design Wilmington Private 1997 2024 On May 23, 2024, the college announced it would be winding down operations and close permanently.
St. Mary's College Wilmington[7] Private[7] 1841[7] 1866[7] Catholic institution closed in 1866 following the American Civil War.[19]
Wesley College Dover[8] Private[8] 1873[8] 2021[8] Acquired by Delaware State University in 2021.[20]
Wesleyan Female College Wilmington[8] Private[8] 1837[8] 1885[8] Methodist institution for women. Following its closing, no college for women existed in Delaware until the Women's College of Delaware opened in 1914.[21]
Women's College of Delaware Newark[22] Public[22] 1914[22] 1945[22] Merged into the University of Delaware in 1945.[22]

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