FCS School of the Day #26 - Delaware
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:16 pm
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Public
Founded 1743
Newark Delaware
Undergraduates: 15,318
Postgraduates: 3,405
Colonial Athletic Association
Colors: Blue and Gold
Delaware Stadium (22,000)
2008 Record: 4-8, 2-6
The University of Delaware (UD) is the largest university in the U.S. state of Delaware. The main campus is located in Newark, with satellite campuses in Dover, Wilmington, Lewes and Georgetown. It is medium-sized — approximately 16,000 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students. Although UD receives public funding for being a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant and urban-grant state-supported research institution, it is also privately chartered.[2] At present, the school's endowment is valued at about $1.3975 billion US. The University of Delaware is ranked 71st by US News in the category of "Best National Universities." [4] In 2008, UD was ranked No. 20 in the in-state category of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's list of the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges.[3]
The school from which the university grew was founded in 1743, making it one of the oldest in the nation. However, the University of Delaware was not chartered as an institution of higher learning until 1833. Its original class of 10 students included George Read, Thomas McKean, and James Smith, all three of whom would go on to sign the Declaration of Independence.
The school has, among others, engineering, science, business, education, urban affairs and public policy, public administration and agriculture programs, as well as programs in history, chemical engineering, chemistry and biochemistry, drawing as it does from the historically strong presence of the nation's chemical and pharmaceutical industries in the state of Delaware. In 2006, UD's engineering program was ranked number 10 in the nation by The Princeton Review. It is one of only four schools in North America with a major in art conservation.
Notable Alumni
Joe Flacco - QB for the NFL Baltimore Ravens
Rich Gannon - Football player / NFL Analyst CBS Sports
Joe Biden – Vice President of the United States of America
Thomas McKean – signer of the Declaration of Independence
David Plouffe – Campaign Manager of the Barack Obama presidential campaign
George Thorogood - Blues-rock singer and guitarist
Public
Founded 1743
Newark Delaware
Undergraduates: 15,318
Postgraduates: 3,405
Colonial Athletic Association
Colors: Blue and Gold
Delaware Stadium (22,000)
2008 Record: 4-8, 2-6
The University of Delaware (UD) is the largest university in the U.S. state of Delaware. The main campus is located in Newark, with satellite campuses in Dover, Wilmington, Lewes and Georgetown. It is medium-sized — approximately 16,000 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students. Although UD receives public funding for being a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant and urban-grant state-supported research institution, it is also privately chartered.[2] At present, the school's endowment is valued at about $1.3975 billion US. The University of Delaware is ranked 71st by US News in the category of "Best National Universities." [4] In 2008, UD was ranked No. 20 in the in-state category of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's list of the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges.[3]
The school from which the university grew was founded in 1743, making it one of the oldest in the nation. However, the University of Delaware was not chartered as an institution of higher learning until 1833. Its original class of 10 students included George Read, Thomas McKean, and James Smith, all three of whom would go on to sign the Declaration of Independence.
The school has, among others, engineering, science, business, education, urban affairs and public policy, public administration and agriculture programs, as well as programs in history, chemical engineering, chemistry and biochemistry, drawing as it does from the historically strong presence of the nation's chemical and pharmaceutical industries in the state of Delaware. In 2006, UD's engineering program was ranked number 10 in the nation by The Princeton Review. It is one of only four schools in North America with a major in art conservation.
Notable Alumni
Joe Flacco - QB for the NFL Baltimore Ravens
Rich Gannon - Football player / NFL Analyst CBS Sports
Joe Biden – Vice President of the United States of America
Thomas McKean – signer of the Declaration of Independence
David Plouffe – Campaign Manager of the Barack Obama presidential campaign
George Thorogood - Blues-rock singer and guitarist