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

97% of Lerner graduates 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.

  • $58,565 – Average starting undergraduate salary (2021)
  • $94,892 – Average graduate and MBA salary (2021)

Top Employers

  • Amazon
  • Aramark
  • Bank of America
  • Barclays
  • BlackRock
  • Bloomberg
  • Christiana Care
  • Citi
  • Deloitte
  • EY
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • KPMG
  • Marriott International
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Protiviti
  • PwC
  • Vanguard
  • Yelp

Rankings

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics

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.
  • #38 of 50 – Top 50 Best Undergrad Programs for Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur.com, 2023
  • College Factual’s 2022 rankings for the University of Delaware include:
    • #6 of 219 in Hospitality Management
    • #8 of 285 in Management Information Systems
    • #15 of 331 in Entrepreneurial Studies
    • #21 of 895 in Marketing
    • #21 of 647 in Finance & Financial Management
    • #23 of 405 in International Business
    • #32 of 1233 in Accounting
    • #54 of 1356 in Business, Management and Marketing

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