University of Delaware Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Delaware is 15:1, and the school has 36.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Delaware include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Social Sciences; Education; Engineering; and Health Professions and Related Programs. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 91.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Foreign languages
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 20% Social Sciences 12% Education 9% Engineering 8% Health Professions and Related Programs 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Business Administration; Master of Applied Science/MBA; Master of Arts/Master of Business Administration; Master of Business Adminstration/Master of Science; Master of Chemical Engineering/MBA; Master of Civil Engineering/MBA; Master of Engineering:Mechanical/MBA; Master of Material Science & Engineering/MBA; Master of Science/MBA
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	92%
4-year graduation rate	65

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data