University of Delaware Business Programs

University of Delaware is a public institution situated in Newark, Delaware. Newark is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

University of Delaware Rankings

We have ranked UD as #69 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. UD also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Delaware ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UD has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#62	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#68	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UD.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#72	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UD has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Hospitality Management Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools	College Factual
#14	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#43	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#161	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Delaware?

Contact details for UD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	104 Hullihen Hall, Newark, DE 19716
Phone:	302-831-2000
Website:	www.udel.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/udelaware
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/UDelaware

How Do I Get Into UD?

You can apply to UD online at: https://www.commonapp.org/explore/university-delaware

Admission Requirements for UD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UD?

With an acceptance rate of 66%, UD does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 71% of students accepted to UD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

UD received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford University of Delaware?

The overall average net price of UD is $42,771. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UD, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $10,272 a year. That adds up to $41,088 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UD is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Delaware Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 19,328 undergraduate students at UD, with 17,912 being full-time and 1,416 being part-time.

There are also 4,285 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,912 full-time undergraduates at UD, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Delaware students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	942
Black or African American	1,098
Hispanic or Latino	1,638
White	12,147
International Students	908
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,179

Geographic Diversity

Delaware students aren't the only ones who study at University of Delaware. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 97 countries are represented at UD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at University of Delaware

In 2019-2020, 22,715 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UD has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Delaware for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UD

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Delaware was $14,660 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $36,090. The following table shows how UD is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
International Business	#16	#52
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#16	#51

Online Affordability Rankings of UD Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Delaware was $14,660 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $36,090. The following table shows how UD is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#13	#19

Online Growth Rankings of UD

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Delaware was 1,185.7%. This is the #80 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UD regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UD ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UD.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#4

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Delaware Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Finance	245	24	0	269
General Business Administration and Management	77	187	0	264
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	220	0	0	220
General Economics	126	28	0	154
Accounting	100	25	0	125
General Management Information Systems	96	0	0	96
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	62	7	0	69
International Business/Trade/Commerce	36	24	0	60
Operations Management	52	0	0	52
Financial Planning & Services	29	0	0	29
Entrepreneurship	25	1	0	26
Agricultural Business	20	0	0	20
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	19	0	0	19
Actuarial Science	15	0	0	15
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	8	5	13
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	12	0	12
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	6	0	0	6
Other Economics	5	0	1	6
Business Statistics	0	0	4	4
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	0	4	0	4
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	1,133	321	10	1,464

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.