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University of Delaware 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Delaware has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how your school fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how UD fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How University of Delaware Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

UD placed #96 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This scores UD in the best 5% of colleges and universities in the U.S. for students!

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This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Associate Degree Rankings
• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Associate’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UD has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Education Associate Degree Schools	1	153	99.4%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools	1	135	99.3%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	49	791	93.8%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	50	879	94.3%
Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	25	96.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	15	93.3%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Delaware	1	3	66.7%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	11	107	89.7%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	11	107	89.7%

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UD has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	654	98.8%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	1,187	96.7%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	502	95.4%
Best Educational Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	11	90.9%
Best Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	3	66.7%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	630	99.1%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	571	93.7%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	374	97.6%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	694	97.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	816	92.5%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	502	97.0%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	128	96.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	609	91.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	1,150	96.4%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	471	91.3%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	558	95.9%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	533	95.9%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	883	95.7%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	136	94.1%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	540	94.1%
Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	68	92.7%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	332	88.6%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107	933	88.5%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	244	88.1%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	129	92.3%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	573	92.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	481	91.7%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	121	90.9%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	233	91.0%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56	417	86.6%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89	959	90.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148	1,055	86.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87	597	85.4%
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	30	86.7%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	366	89.6%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	378	83.9%
Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	51	86.3%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	235	83.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	460	87.4%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	384	87.0%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49	373	86.9%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	238	86.6%
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	164	81.7%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102	556	81.7%
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	173	85.6%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	206	81.1%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	231	85.3%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61	416	85.3%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	116	83.6%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69	344	79.9%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69	437	84.2%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware	1	3	66.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware	1	3	66.7%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	300	83.3%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	244	83.2%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	109	82.6%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	72	81.9%
Best Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	6	66.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	106	97.2%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	257	81.7%
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	103	80.6%
Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	51	78.4%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	11	90.9%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	11	90.9%
Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	7	85.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware	1	4	75.0%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware	1	4	75.0%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware	1	4	75.0%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware	1	3	66.7%
Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware	1	3	66.7%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware	1	3	66.7%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	318	79.6%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	268	75.4%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	13	225	94.2%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	280	79.3%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25	115	78.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	114	93.0%
Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	19	73.7%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77	356	78.4%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	90	96.7%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	40	95.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	14	175	92.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	13	144	91.0%
Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	48	75.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	102	90.2%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	149	75.8%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	134	94.8%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	173	94.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	194	94.9%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	265	75.9%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	51	88.2%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	111	71.2%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	21	199	89.5%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	93	93.6%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	86	74.4%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	155	74.8%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50	199	74.9%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	87	92.0%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	171	73.7%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	27	88.9%
Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	13	84.6%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	91	90.1%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	12	123	90.2%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	88	89.8%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	53	88.7%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	50	88.0%
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52	182	71.4%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	51	82.4%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	13	74	82.4%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	42	81.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	12	89	86.5%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	24	83.3%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	149	69.1%
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	86	68.6%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	134	68.7%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	189	68.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	15	78	80.8%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	24	126	81.0%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	43	79.1%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	14	87	83.9%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	51	82.4%
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	20	75.0%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	10	70.0%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	19	79.0%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	19	79.0%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	38	175	78.3%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	34	79.4%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	15	78	80.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	15	78	80.8%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	39	79.5%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	11	72.7%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	43	79.1%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	27	136	80.2%
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	34	73.5%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	12	56	78.6%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	17	81	79.0%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	31	124	75.0%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	16	61	73.8%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	12	52	76.9%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	12	48	75.0%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	26	73.1%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	18	60	70.0%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	15	57	73.7%
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	19	68.4%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	17	60	71.7%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	11	36	69.4%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	31	67.7%

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