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University of DelawareNewark, DE · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Finance, General (7% of graduates). 16 students for every faculty member, more than at 72% of colleges. 99% of faculty are full-time. Spends $21,941 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

4,554 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 25% of graduates; 119 programs in 25 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Finance, General 52.08016.5% 297
    Graduates in this field earn $101,605 4 years out
  2. Speech Communication and Rhetoric 09.01015.6% 253
    Graduates in this field earn $70,414 4 years out
  3. Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27994.9% 221
    Graduates in this field earn $63,614 4 years out
  4. Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14014.2% 189
    Graduates in this field earn $88,383 4 years out
  5. Elementary Education and Teaching 13.12024.0% 181
    Graduates in this field earn $56,301 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Business, 18% → 20% of graduates since 2014–15 (931 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer and Information Sciences, General$111,520 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,310

    4 years after completion$111,520
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $106,454(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,261 · 287 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Engineering$111,388 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,750

    4 years after completion$111,388
    National median: $109,015About typical

    Median federal debt: $26,363 · 56 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$107,695 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $35,637

    4 years after completion$107,695
    National median: $61,296Above typical

    Median federal debt: $26,168 · 176 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Management Information Systems and Services$107,062 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,332

    4 years after completion$107,062
    National median: $83,290Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $98,290(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,182 · 205 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Accounting and Related Services$105,425 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $71,491

    4 years after completion$105,425
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $84,950 · Non-Pell: $85,678(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,301 · 185 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college16 to 1
16 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 72% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

36%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 17% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–931015%
10–1945322%
20–2954326%
30–3927913%
40–491628%
50–9927813%
100+713%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in English composition, a foreign language, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty99%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$132,218

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$21,941
$21,941
← Lessmore than 88% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$80,314
$80,314
← Lessmore than 73% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2025;University of Delaware Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)