Program areas at UD
The University serves over 11,000 full and part time students through its degreed academic programs. We also conduct continuing education, speaker series and cultural events for our students, alumni, other life-long learners and the public. An integral part of our catholic and marianist identity is service to the community. We encourage our students, as part of their educational experience, to become involved in service learning projects on a local, state, national and international level. As the majority of our undergraduates reside on campus, we provide living, learning and working experiences by operating our dormitories, food services and bookstore internally for the benefit of the students. Instruction statistics for this fiscal year: 8,637 - undergraduate students; 3,391 - graduate, law, doctoral students. Degrees awarded this fiscal year: 2,118 - bachelor; 963 - master; 82 - doctorate; 146 - law.
The University, as part of its educational mission, is also involved in basic and applied research. This activity provides hands-on learning opportunities and on campus employment for our students; support for our faculty by providing equipment and laboratories for their use; and a positive economic impact to the regional community through increased employment opportunities and training. Research areas: us government contracts - 96.44%, state and local government - .30%, business and industry - 2.71%, private foundations / universities / non-u.s. sponsors - 0.55%.