2025 Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

Ranked #19 in popularity, liberal arts is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 81 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for liberal arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Liberal Arts in Delaware

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

Top Delaware Schools for a Bachelor's in Liberal Studies

1

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

University of Delaware is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. UD is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Newark.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from University of Delaware

2

Wilmington University
New Castle, DE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

Wilmington University is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Wilmington University

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	3,414
Pennsylvania	698	914
Maryland	370	318
New Jersey	351	821
District of Columbia	226	30

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Liberal Arts Related Rankings by Major

Liberal Arts is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Individualized Studies	50
General Studies	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.