Facts and Rankings

Enrollment

• 3,365 – Undergraduate
  (Source: UD’s Office of Institutional Research Facts & Figures)
• 792 – Graduate

Faculty

• 159 tenured and tenure-track faculty

Academics

• 5 departments
• 17 undergraduate majors
• 16 undergraduate minors
• 9 master’s programs
• 4 doctoral programs

Location

• 1-hour drive to Philadelphia and Baltimore
• 2-hour drive to New York City and Washington, D.C.

After Graduation

95% of undergraduate and 97% of Lerner graduate students are employed or pursuing further education. The UD Career Outcomes website shows what students do after graduation; see the employment and continuing education data for Lerner bachelor’s, masters or doctoral graduates.

• $67,470 – Average starting undergraduate salary (2023)
• $96,234 – Average graduate and MBA salary (2023)

Top Employers

• Amazon
• Bank of America
• Barclays
• BlackRock
• Citi
• Deloitte
• Enterprise
• EY
• Goldman Sachs
• JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• KPMG
• Marriott International
• Morgan Stanley
• Paramount
• PayPal
• PwC
• TD
• Vanguard

Rankings

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics

• #28 of 50 – Top 50 Online MBA Programs, Princeton Review, 2024
• #29 of 356 – Best Online MBA Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2024
• #34 of 60 – Global online MBA rankings and an MBA program ranked in the top tier of North American programs, Global MBA Rankings (PDF), CEO Magazine, 2023
• #39 of 52 – QS Online MBA Rankings, 2023
• #41 of 57 – Best Online MBA Programs, Poets&Quants, 2025
• #49 of 100 – Best Online MBA Programs, Fortune, 2023
• #65 of 91 – Best Undergraduate Business Schools, Poets & Quants, 2024
• #72 of 233 – Best Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools, College Factual, 2024
• #84 of 523 – Best Undergraduate Business Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2024
• #85 of 222 – Best Online Graduate Business Schools, U.S. News & World Report, 2024
• #150 (Part-time) – Best Graduate Business Schools, U.S. News & World Report, 2025

Lerner College Departments

• #7 – Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education ranked Lerner’s Hospitality Business Management department 7th among top U.S. institutions
• #14 – Wall Street Journal ranked public school in “Top Colleges for High-Paying Jobs in Finance.” UD’s finance graduates earn 9% above the median graduate’s average annual salary in the 10 years post-graduation.
• #16 – Wall Street Journal ranked public school in “Top Colleges for High-Paying Jobs in Accounting.” UD’s accounting graduates earn 8% above the median graduate’s average annual salary in the 10 years post-graduation.
• #27 of 50 – Top 50 Best Undergrad Programs for Entrepreneurs, Princeton Review, 2024
• College Factual’s 2024 rankings for the University of Delaware include:
  • #10 of 197 in Hospitality Management
  • #11 of 314 in International Business
  • #12 of 250 in Management Information Systems
  • #22 of 197 in Entrepreneurial Studies
  • #23 of 602 in Finance & Financial Management
  • #39 of 637 in Marketing
  • #43 of 927 in Accounting
  • #53 of 1261 in Business, Management and Marketing

University of Delaware

• #10 of 235 – Best Public Universities – Wall Street Journal WSJ/College Pulse best colleges in U.S., 2025
• #26 of 500 – Best Colleges – Wall Street Journal WSJ/College Pulse best colleges in U.S., 2025
• #36 of 227 – U.S. News Top Public Schools, 2024
• #45 of 176 – Best Colleges for Veterans, U.S. News & World Report, 2024
• #76 of 435 – U.S. News Nation’s Best Overall Universities, 2024