WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY INC

WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO BEING A UNIVERSITY WHERE RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER IS PARAMOUNT, INTEGRITY GUIDES ALL OF OUR CHOICES, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY IS OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE, AND RESPONSIVENESS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS IS KEY. IN DESIGNING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND STUDENT SERVICES, WE SUPPORT INNOVATION AND ACTIVELY SEEK FACULTY WITH EXPERIENCE IN THEIR FIELDS WHO CAN PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AN EDUCATION FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL APPLICATION.WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY IS CLASSIFIED BY THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION AS A DOCTORAL/RESEARCH UNIVERSITY. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS DEGREE PROGRAMS AT THE ASSOCIATE'S, BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL LEVELS. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS DEGREE PROGRAMS IN THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND LIBERAL ARTS, THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND NATURAL SCIENCES, THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, THE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE SCHOOL OF LAW. THE UNIVERSITY SERVED 18,982 (UNDUPLICATED) STUDENTS DURING FISCAL 2025, OFFERING PROGRAMS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT DELAWARE AS WELL AS PROVIDING AN ONLINE MODALITY.THE UNIVERSITY'S ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING FISCAL 24/25 WERE AS FOLLOWS:WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION AND THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION AS AN OPPORTUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY. THIS INSTITUTIONAL CLASSIFICATION REFLECTS THAT WE ARE THE ONLY INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE THAT AFFORDS "HIGH ACCESS AND HIGH EARNINGS" TO FOSTER STUDENT SUCCESS. WE REFLECT THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE AND OUR GRADUATES EXPERIENCE COMPETITIVE WAGES. WE JOIN 479 INSTITUTIONS NATIONALLY WHO HAVE EARNED THIS DESIGNATION AND NOW SERVE AS A MODEL TO OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THESCHOOLHOUSE302, PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AND PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION, THE COLLEGE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE SECOND ANNUAL NEW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR INDUCTION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT NEWLY APPOINTED PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION OF NURSE ANESTHESIA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (COA) CONDUCTED AN ONSITE CAPABILITY/ACCREDITATION REVIEW OF THE DELAWARE NURSE ANESTHESIOLOGY PROGRAM AT CHRISTIANACARE AND WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY. THE REVIEW TEAM COMMENDED THE HIGH-QUALITY SELF-STUDY AND ROBUST EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE. ALL EIGHT STANDARDS, INCLUSIVE OF 156 CRITERIA WERE FOUND TO BE "IN COMPLIANCE." PENDING AN OFFICIAL ACCREDITATION DECISION IN OCTOBER 2025, THE FIRST COHORT BEGINS IN JANUARY 2026.FORBES ADVISOR EDUCATION RECOGNIZED WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY'S WELL-ROUNDED BIOLOGY DEGREE PROGRAM AS A TOP 10 BEST ONLINE BIOLOGY DEGREE PROGRAM. STUDENTS CAN EARN THEIR DEGREE IN PERSON AT BRANDYWINE AND NEW CASTLE LOCATIONS OR 100% ONLINE USING INNOVATIVE AT-HOME LAB KITS.THE LEGAL STUDIES CONCENTRATION IN THE LAW POLICY AND POLICY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE DEGREE EARNED A FAVORABLE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.THE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHED A NEW MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM WITH AN INAUGURAL COHORT OF 25 STUDENTS. WE ARE ESPECIALLY COMMITTED TO CARING FOR OUR STUDENTS AS CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS AS SUCH THE UNIVERSITY SERVED A TOTAL OF 18,982 STUDENTS INCLUDING 12,265 UNDERGRADUATE, 6,017 GRADUATE, 654 DOCTORAL STUDENTS, AND 46 SCHOOL OF LAW STUDENTS DURING FISCAL 2025. THE UNIVERSITY AWARDED 3,972 TOTAL DEGREES, INCLUDING 1,703 UNDERGRADUATE, 2,106 GRADUATE AND 163 DOCTORAL DEGREES DURING FISCAL 2025.