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
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.
China natives Yihong Chen, Tingyu Zhang and Ruolan Zhi are the first students of the SWUFE-UD joint education institute of Data Science to graduate from UD’s Newark campus.
Recent Stories
The University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has been included among the 2025 Top 10 Undergraduate Business Schools To Watch by Poets&Quants. Lerner recently jumped up 13 places this year to No. 52 in Poets&Quants’ annual...
The University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics Dean Oliver Yao has announced the appointment of Markus Schuckert as chair of the Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management (HSBM), effective Sept. 1, 2025. Schuckert will also...
Assistant Professor of Marketing Andong Cheng at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has been named a Faculty Fellow at the Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) for the 2025–27 term. Cheng is the first faculty member from...
Article written by Peter Bothum, Director, External Relations Projects at work can impact what’s happening in our personal lives. And what’s happening in our personal lives can also inspire our work. For University of Delaware management professor Beth Schinoff, it’s...
Spotlight On: Class of 2025
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.