Business Innovation.Real-world Success.
The University of Delaware’s business school, the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, is a hub for innovation, business and economics research and career success. With hands-on experiences and a technology-driven curriculum, Lerner equips students to navigate the evolving business world and drive change worldwide.
$90,870
Average graduate and MBA salary
#26
Online MBA – US News & World Report
#64
Undergrad business schools – Poets & Quants
95%
Undergrads employed or pursuing graduate education with avg. salary $70,000
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Lerner faculty are dedicated educators and thought leaders whose award-winning research drives innovation in the classroom and in society. Through the distinctive Lerner education – rooted in experiential learning and informed by the latest business technologies – they prepare students to lead in a rapidly changing world.
The University of Delaware’s Lerner College celebrated more than 1,500 graduates from the Class of 2026 during Convocation and Commencement ceremonies honoring undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students.
Recent Stories
Antonia Vázquez did not set out to be the University of Delaware’s youngest Class of 2026 graduate. She was just satisfying an insatiable thirst for knowledge and research. At just 18, she will graduate with a 4.0, a finance degree from the Alfred Lerner College of...
The University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, in collaboration with Women in Economics, hosted the 2026 Hutchinson Lecture on April 20 in the Perkins Student Center. This year’s lecture, Investing in Children to Address the Youth Mental...
The University of Delaware is launching the Neil Book School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, marking a major investment in innovation-driven education and experiential learning. Made possible through a...
Jason Christie, a Wilmington, Del. native and 2025 Ph.D. graduate in economics from the Lerner College of Business and Economics, is a digital fraud innovation strategist at Bank of America. As a graduate student, he chose Lerner for its strong economics faculty and...
Spotlight On: 2026 Lifelong Lerners
