University of Delaware - Campus Life

• The Middle Atlantic region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
• The campus area is 1000 acres.
• Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.

Description:

1,000-acre campus in Newark (population: 24,000), 12 miles from Wilmington

and 30 miles from Philadelphia, Pa.; branch campuses in Dover, Georgetown,

and Wilmington. Served by bus; major airport serves Philadelphia; train

serves Newark and Wilmington. School operates transportation to southern

Delaware. Public transportation serves campus.

Types of Housing

• Coed Dorms are used by 77% of the on-campus students.
• Women's Dorms are used by 2% of the on-campus students.
• Sorority housing are used by 1% of the students.
• Fraternity housing are used by 1% of the students.
• School-owned/operated Apartments.
• On-campus Married-student housing.
• 90% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
• 53% of all students live in school housing of some type.
• 47% of all students live off campus or commute.
• On average, 75% of all students are on campus during the weekend.

• All freshmen must live on campus unless living with parent or guardian.

• All students may have cars on campus.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.

Other Policies

• Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
• Hazing Prohibited

• 15% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
• Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1000 per year working part-time on campus.
• This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
• Institutional employment is available.
• Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
• Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.