Departments
Join a collaborative, forward-looking academic environment at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics. Through interdisciplinary teaching, pioneering research and experiential learning, Lerner prepares future business leaders while supporting faculty scholarship across emerging and established business disciplines.
Guided by a commitment to inspirational education and innovative scholarship, Lerner fosters an inclusive academic community dedicated to advancing knowledge, transforming business and creating positive societal impact.
Accounting
Build accounting and business skills through AACSB-accredited programs from UD’s accounting department. CPA and CMA preparation available.
Learn MoreBusiness Analytics, Operations & Information Technology
Develop AI, data and cutting-edge business technology skills through UD’s Department of Business Analytics, Operations and Information Technology.
Learn MoreEconomics
Study economics at UD and shape a degree around your goals. Choose from options in policy, teaching and data analytics.
Learn MoreFinance
Prepare for careers in finance, fintech and financial planning with industry-connected learning and specialized finance centers at UD.
Learn MoreHospitality & Sport Business Management
Launch a career in hospitality or sport management with an analytics-focused education and real-world experience at UD.
Learn MoreMarketing, Management and Global Business
Explore marketing, management and global business programs at UD. Build the leadership and strategic skills employers value.
Learn MoreNeil Book School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Gain hands-on leadership and venture development experience at UD’s Neil Book School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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UD’s MAEEE program equips K-12 educators to strengthen economics and financial literacy instruction, then multiply their impact by developing curriculum, training colleagues and reaching students far beyond their classrooms.
Recent Stories
Business is everywhere—across industries, organizations and communities. That’s why, at the University of Delaware's Lerner College of Business and Economics, business is for everyone. With more than 20 majors and 20 minors, Lerner gives students the flexibility to...
Fei Xie, professor of finance at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, has been appointed the Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair in Corporate Governance, recognizing his scholarly achievements and contributions to the field of corporate...
William V. “Bill” Gehrlein, professor emeritus of operations management in the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, passed away on July 17, 2026. He retired from the University in 2013 after a distinguished career dedicated to...
University of Delaware management professor Wendy Smith has spent much of her career examining a challenge familiar to leaders across industries: how to navigate competing demands without choosing one at the expense of another. Now, research that helped advance the...
