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UD Welcome Days
UD Welcome Days offers opportunities to connect with your new community, explore all that the University of Delaware has to offer and consider how you will contribute during your time here. Though the first weekend is packed with festivities, welcome celebrations extend through the first few weeks of the semester. Make the most of your first-year experience—and cross an item off your UD Bucket List—by joining us for this opening weekend tradition.
Welcome Days will be held Friday, August 25 through Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Download the UD Connect app to see the full schedule of events!
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From Delaware to the World
Celebrating 100 years of study abroad
On July 7, 1923, eight eager Blue Hens embarked on a year-long adventure to France that would fundamentally change the course of international education and set the global standard for study abroad. As the University of Delaware celebrates the 100-year anniversary of its trailblazing program, read on to learn what it means to be a citizen of the world—the UD way.
UD Among Best in the Nation
The quality of a University of Delaware education continues to win national recognition with UD advancing four slots to the rank of #89 among the nation’s best overall universities, according to U.S. News & World Report.
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