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.

$96,234

Average graduate and MBA salary

#20

Online MBA – US News & World Report

#52

Undergrad business schools – Poets & Quants

95%

Undergrads employed or pursuing graduate education with avg. salary $67,470

Discover Our Faculty

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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.

Recent Stories

UD Lerner Professor Wendy Smith Honored

Wendy Smith, Dana J. Johnson Professor of Management at the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, received the 2024 Academy of Management Review (AMR) Decade Award at the Academy of Management Annual meeting on August 11. During the...

Delaware-area Students Were Livin’ La Vita Nova This Summer at UD

For four weeks this past summer, 48 local children ages 11-13 were Livin’ La Vita Nova during the University of Delaware’s Culinary Camp presented by the Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management and Vita Nova restaurant. Now in its second year, the...

UD Lerner’s Chen, Asarta Appointed Named Professors

Oliver Yao, dean of the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics announced the appointments of Bintong Chen to Chaplin Tyler Professor and Carlos Asarta to Bank of America Professor of Business. Their appointments were effective...

Spotlight On: Class of 2025

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Meet the exceptional graduates of Lerner’s Class of 2025—students who balanced academics, extracurriculars and personal growth while demonstrating resilience, leadership and purpose during one of the most transformative periods in the college’s history.