More New England students consider the University of Delaware as a college choice than one might expect, given that it is a public university several states away from any New England city or town. This has been the case for several years, but having visited the UD campus on Monday, I feel reasonably comfortable suggesting some reasons:
1. There is some financial appeal, depending on your perspective. That is, UD out-of-state tuition, while much higher than what a Delaware resident will pay, is still less than tuition at many private colleges in New England and New York.
2. The campus in Newark (accented on the second syllable, so "na wark", to avoid confusion with the Newark in New Jersey) has much more of a private college look and feel than places like UMass and UConn, and maybe even UVM, with mostly classic buildings in a Georgian brick style. Several stately academic buildings are organized in a "U" or "horseshoe" shape with a long grassy area (The Green) in the middle and unobtrusive walkways.
3. Also with reference to UMass and UConn, the University of Delaware is somewhat smaller - about 16,000 undergrads and 3,600 grad students. The main campus also seems more navigable than what you find in Amherst and Storrs. No school is without its weaknesses, of course, and UD, like other publics, will suffer from budget limitations that heavily endowed private colleges do not. Students looking for lots of small, discussion based classes will probably not see UD or its counterparts in New England as good choices.
4. Finally, I suspect some New England students will see the Delaware location as an advantage. While not particularly close, major cities like NY, Philadelphia and Washington, with their cultural and entertainment attractions, are all reachable and the University benefits from being just off I-95.
1. There is some financial appeal, depending on your perspective. That is, UD out-of-state tuition, while much higher than what a Delaware resident will pay, is still less than tuition at many private colleges in New England and New York.
2. The campus in Newark (accented on the second syllable, so "na wark", to avoid confusion with the Newark in New Jersey) has much more of a private college look and feel than places like UMass and UConn, and maybe even UVM, with mostly classic buildings in a Georgian brick style. Several stately academic buildings are organized in a "U" or "horseshoe" shape with a long grassy area (The Green) in the middle and unobtrusive walkways.
3. Also with reference to UMass and UConn, the University of Delaware is somewhat smaller - about 16,000 undergrads and 3,600 grad students. The main campus also seems more navigable than what you find in Amherst and Storrs. No school is without its weaknesses, of course, and UD, like other publics, will suffer from budget limitations that heavily endowed private colleges do not. Students looking for lots of small, discussion based classes will probably not see UD or its counterparts in New England as good choices.
4. Finally, I suspect some New England students will see the Delaware location as an advantage. While not particularly close, major cities like NY, Philadelphia and Washington, with their cultural and entertainment attractions, are all reachable and the University benefits from being just off I-95.
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