(officially chartered 1769; became a college 1833) | type = Privately governed, state-assisted land-grant research university | president = Laura Carlson (interim) | provost = William Farquhar (interim) | city = Newark | state = Delaware | country = United States | students = 24,221 (fall 2023) | campus_size = | sports_nickname = Fightin' Blue Hens | colors = Blue and gold | sporting_affiliations = | mascot = YoUDee | website = | logo = University of Delaware wordmark.svg | logo_upright = .7 | f...