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The University of Delaware

Breakdown of “Social Life” at UDelaware

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By Gender
MalesB
FemalesB
By Major
AccountingA-
Animal StudiesA-
AnthropologyA
Art & Design DepartmentB+
Athletics/TrainingB-
BiologyB
Business - Management and AdministrationB
Chemical EngineeringB+
Civil EngineeringC+
CommunicationsB
Computer EngineeringB
Computer ScienceA-
CriminalF
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etcA+
EconomicsC+
EducationA-
Engineering DepartmentB-
EnglishB
FinanceB-
Geography and GeosciencesA-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B
JournalismA-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.B+
MathB-
Mechanical EngineeringB
Music - PerformanceA
Natural ResourcesC+
NursingB
NutritionA+
OtherB
PhilosophyB-
Physical Therapy/Exercise ScienceC
Political ScienceC
PsychologyC+
Public PolicyC+
Social WorkA-
SociologyB+
UndecidedC+

Against similar schools

Social Life compared with similar schools in class.

University of Delaware
 B
Average of All Schools
 C+
Average of schools in class
 B

University of Connecticut
 B
Harvard University
 B-
Cornell University
 B
Loyola University Maryland
 B-
New York University
 B
Syracuse University
 B
Villanova University
 B
F
A+

Social Life

... The social scene is incredible - Students are friendly ...Read full comment
... You couldn't ask for a more well-rounded experience with great social life and great classes and academics ...Read full comment
... faculty more concerned with tenure and publishing, socially maladjusted students ie ...Read full comment
... But i still manage to have a social life and have fun ...Read full comment
... Don't ever let your studies suffer, but try not to pass up on too many fun social situations ...Read full comment
... The social structure is built around cliques and it gets very old ...Read full comment
... As for the social aspects, do not attend this school if your not someone who wants to be in Greek life ...Read full comment
... This university offers a lot of options academically and socially ...Read full comment
... The balance between social life and academics was perfect ...Read full comment
... There's not much socializing during class, so it's good if you live on campus or at least join an activity or two ...Read full comment
... Greek Life and social life is greatly depreciating ...Read full comment
... I truly enjoy this school's social and academic scenes ...Read full comment
... there are SO many social and educational ways to get involved ...Read full comment
... Socially, the only thing to do is drink, mostly thursdays-saturdays, occasionally random weekdays when you feel like it ...Read full comment
... This is a fantastic university for those students who want the perfect balance between a challenging academic curriculum and an active social li...Read full comment
... As for the social life, freshman year be prepared to spend a lot of time in sweaty basement parties ...Read full comment
... You can probably tell from my review that I was a lot more interested in the intellectual atmosphere at college than the social atmosphere, so t...Read full comment
... As far a social life goes, even if you're not into the party scene there's always something to do on campus ...Read full comment
... Most end up rushing and those who don't really do lose out socially ...Read full comment
... As for the social life, its not too bad ...Read full comment
... I think of myself as a social, friendly, and outgoing guy, I did sports in high school and all that stuff but the guys here are straight up rude ...Read full comment
... The social life is pretty amazing, but greek life is lacking (with respect to other schools) ...Read full comment
... I love it here, the academics, the social scene, the campus ...Read full comment
... And, with most of the fraternities off campus and unable to have big parties, the social life here as steadily gone done hill throughout my four...Read full comment
... The social scene is unbelievable ...Read full comment
... While Rodney and Dickinson may not be the best in terms of quality they are great for socializing and making friends ...Read full comment
... The social life here is a bit dull if you are not a drinker ...Read full comment
... UD is a great school academically but socially if you are not an upper middle class attractive person from wealthy east coast city suburbs that is...Read full comment
... There's lots of places to go shop and eat outside of campus, the classes definitely can be challenging, studying every night is a must, but the s...Read full comment
... Socially, I do not find this school satisfying or fun ...Read full comment
... faculty more concerned with tenure and publishing, socially maladjusted students ie ...Read full comment
... Fifth, the social life is terrible ...Read full comment
... Though the academics are good, I feel that too many students have far more interest in outside social activities than in their studies ...Read full comment
... I thought the student population seemed less snobby than some of the preppy New England schools I was considering, the social scene seemed prett...Read full comment
... if you go to u of d, be prepared to be surrounded by a pretty homogenous population, a lot of people whose concept of social life drinking luke wa...Read full comment
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