UD does have a great chemical engineering program, however the lack of diversity was an issue for my neighbor's child. He mentioned that it was somewhat isolating for African American and Latino students. He ended up transferring to Penn State even though it's not considered a diverse school either. Penn State had better resources, organizations, and supports for minority students. He liked Penn State better and did not feel isolated.

I have another neighbor's child who attends UD and he loves it, but he is a stereotypical middle class American white kid. So, he blends in with the student body and culture climate of the school. UD is the right social and academic fit for him. He got rejected from UVA and UMD.

Anonymous wrote:Depends on your major. I hear they have a strong chemical engineering program - kid I know turned down UVA to attend it.

It's generally ranked top 5. Right up with MIT, cal tech and Stanford

It’s a popular choice at our suburban Philly school. Kids get great merit aid and it’s in a more convenient location for Philly folks than Penn State or Pitt.

Depends on your major. I hear they have a strong chemical engineering program - kid I know turned down UVA to attend it.

It is ranked #97 on USNWR. So if you are a nice, middle-class kid from Delare- it is fine OP. It might be your only ticket out. But, it would not be prudent to pay OOS for #97.

Anonymous wrote:PS. How many United States Presidents went to University of Maryland? I rest my case.

A friend of mine was part of the "Biden Band" (mostly marching band alum) that welcomed him back to DE at his namesake train station in 2017. And I believe also participated in some way in 2021.

Because it is really part of Barnard, which is itself part of Columbia.

Anonymous wrote:What are chances of merit aid there for a humanities student with 3.6 GPA? We had never considered Delaware but upon reading this thread I think it should go on the list. However, would be interested to know any experiences with merit aid for non-STEM.

My DD, psych major, 3.5 and 1300 SAT was $2,500 annual merit aid.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a school for more average kids (not straight A’s, 1100-1400 SATs, etc)

oh, my word - kids like that exist? How dare they /s

Is a 1400 SAT average? I think it is the 95th percentile?

Average for a lot of schools in dc is ~1200ish (The national average includes states that have mandatory SAT testing)

PS. How many United States Presidents went to University of Maryland? I rest my case.

UD alum. here (and I think I'm pretty darn smart, thank you very much). I picked it over Penn State Main, and I was a Pennsylvania resident. Went to UMD for grad school.

Delaware has some very good programs, as others have mentioned above. It is also smaller than both Maryland and Penn State, which makes it attractive to many (partially what sold me). It also is a pretty campus with a typical "college town" Main Street.

When I was there, students were mostly from DE, NJ, PA, NY, and MD, in that order. I remember a few people from Connecticut and one from Northern Virginia but no one from other states.

I am encouraging my high school senior to apply there. She has a 3.98 unweighted GPA, so we are hoping for good merit.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many get turned off by the Blue Hen mascot?

Is it really any worse than a turtle?

LOL

It is a "Fighting Blue Hen"

So glad someone jumped in to clarify this point.

I already stated what the students call it above, but yes, it is a VERY important clarification

Anonymous wrote:Because nobody would pay OOS tuition from MD. UMCP is much better Uni but Chem E for UDel is pretty well known

DC resident here. We get DC Tag so All schools are considered OOS.

Anonymous wrote:What are chances of merit aid there for a humanities student with 3.6 GPA? We had never considered Delaware but upon reading this thread I think it should go on the list. However, would be interested to know any experiences with merit aid for non-STEM.

Enter your kid's stats in their Net Price Calculator. They will give you a merit aid estimate.

What are chances of merit aid there for a humanities student with 3.6 GPA? We had never considered Delaware but upon reading this thread I think it should go on the list. However, would be interested to know any experiences with merit aid for non-STEM.