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Study at University of
Delaware
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716
USA
(302) 831-2792
http://www.udel.edu/
Delaware, University of, private institution of higher learning,
partially supported by public funds, with its main campus in Newark,
Delaware. The university was founded in Pennsylvania in 1743 by
colonial American scholar and clergyman Francis Alison. In 1765 the
school moved to Newark. It became Newark College in 1834 and was
renamed Delaware College in 1843. In 1914 a women's college opened,
and in 1921 the Women's College and Delaware College were officially
named the University of Delaware.
The university has colleges of agricultural sciences; arts and
science; business and economics; education; engineering; human
resources; marine studies; nursing; physical education, athletics,
and recreation; and urban affairs and public policy. The
Agricultural Sciences Research and Education Center is located in
Georgetown, Delaware, and the College of Marine Studies has
facilities in Lewes. The university also maintains facilities in
Wilmington, Georgetown, and Dover. The university library houses
more than 2 million volumes, 2.3 million microforms, 120,000 maps,
and 21,000 periodicals. Associate, bachelor's, master's, and
doctoral degrees are awarded.
Reviewed by: University of Delaware
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716
USA
(302) 831-2792
http://www.udel.edu/
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