University of Delaware
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| Latin: Universitas Delavariensis | |
| Motto | Scientia Sol Mentis Est (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Knowledge is the light of the mind |
| Type |
Private Land grant Sea Grant Space Grant |
| Established | 1743 |
| Endowment | $1.262 billion (2016) |
| President | Dennis Assanis |
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Academic staff
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1,172 (2012) |
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Administrative staff
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4,004 |
| Students | 22,852 (Fall 2015) |
| Undergraduates | 18,353 (Fall 2015) |
| Postgraduates | 4,499 (Fall 2015) |
| Location | Newark, Delaware, U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban 2,311 acres |
| Colors | Delaware blue, Delaware yellow |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FCS |
| Sports | 21 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Fightin' Blue Hens |
| Mascot | YoUDee |
| Affiliations | MAISA, Colonial Athletic Association |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| ARWU | 62–71 |
| Forbes | 137 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 79 |
| Washington Monthly | 95 |
| Global | |
| ARWU | 151–200 |
| QS | 411-420 |
| Times | 201-250 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 271 |
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USNWR graduate school rankings |
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| Education | 37 |
| Engineering | 54 |
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USNWR departmental rankings |
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| Chemical Engineering | 9 |
| Chemistry | 60 |
| City Management & Urban Policy | 12 |
| Clinical Psychology | 47 |
| Computer Science | 70 |
| Criminology | 16 |
| Earth Sciences | 69 |
| English | 63 |
| History | 64 |
| Mathematics | 73 |
| Physics | 77 |
| Physical Therapy | 2 |
| Psychology | 67 |
| Public Affairs | 37 |
| Sociology | 64 |
The University of Delaware (colloquially "UD") is the largest university in Delaware. The main campus is in Newark, with satellite campuses in Dover, Wilmington, Lewes, and Georgetown. It is medium-sized – approximately 18,500 undergraduate and 4,500 graduate students. UD is a privately governed university which receives public funding for being a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant and urban-grant state-supported research institution.
UD is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university's programs in engineering, science, business, hospitality management, education, urban affairs and public policy, public administration, agriculture, history, chemical and biomolecular engineering, chemistry and biochemistry have been highly ranked with some drawing from the historically strong presence of the nation's chemical and pharmaceutical industries in the state of Delaware, such as DuPont and W. L. Gore and Associates. It is one of only four schools in North America with a major in art conservation. In 1923, UD was the first American university to offer a study abroad program.
The school from which the university grew was founded in 1743, making it one of the oldest in the nation. However, UD was not chartered as an institution of higher learning until 1833. Its original class of ten students included George Read, Thomas McKean, and James Smith, all three of whom would go on to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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