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.[ note 1] 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.[ 3] The Delaware College of Art and Design is the state's smallest institution of higher learning with an enrollment of 111.[ 3] Wilmington University is Delaware's largest private post-secondary institution, with an enrollment of 19,295.[ 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 institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education .[ 13]
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^ a b c "College Navigator" . United States Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences . Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017 .
^ "Map of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities" (PDF) . United States Department of Agriculture , Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2015 .
^ "Sea Grant Delaware: About Us" . Sea Grant Delaware. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015 .
^ "Delaware Space Grant Consortium" . Delaware Space Grant Consortium. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015 .
^ "White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities" . United States Department of Education. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015 .
^ "Thurgood Marshall College Fund: Member Schools" . Thurgood Marshall College Fund . Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015 .
^ "Patrick Reilly papers, 1828-1878 (MC 42)" . Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015 .
^ Taggart, Robert J. (November 30, 2007). "Wesleyan Female College of Wilmington, Delaware: A College Before its Time?" . American Educational History Journal . 35 (2): 221–232. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015 .
^ "Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research" . Delaware Health Care Commission. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2017 .
^ "Delaware's Law School" . Widener University. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017 .
^ "Institution Directory" . Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017 .
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