About WilmU
Wilmington University is a private, nonprofit, open-access and accredited institution that serves traditional students starting their college careers, non-traditional students, and working adults seeking advancement through higher education.
Our diverse degree and certificate programs prepare students for the global marketplace through experience-rich curricula delivered by expert practitioners. Student success is supported through flexible formats, including 100% online options and affordable tuition rates that are consistently lower than those of regional competitors.
Changing Lives Since 1968
200+
Academic Programs
17:1
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
15 Mid-Atlantic Locations
#1
Most Affordable Private, Nonprofit Institution in the Region
91% of Graduates Recommend WilmU
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Dr. LaVerne Harmon President
A Message from the President
“Wilmington University is a place where you can realize your potential as you seek intellectual challenges and personal fulfillment. At WilmU, we provide students with the solid academic foundations, practical skills, and ‘real-world’ opportunities they need to advance in their professions and lead their communities.” Read More
Accreditations
Accreditation, a third-party quality assurance measure, verifies educational and program standards. The accreditations held by WilmU, its colleges and specific academic programs speak to the value of the University’s educational offerings.
Accreditations
Our students will tell you that WilmU works.
“As someone who is extremely busy with my new career, family life, volunteer work, etc., I needed a good quality program that would fit my schedule. Wilmington University provides everything I need with an outstanding curriculum and faculty. I am able to work at my own pace, from my computer 1,000 miles away from Wilmington University. I could not have made a better choice.” -Wayne Buchanan, M.S. in Administration of Justice
“I tell my friends, family and co-workers that WilmU is a great school for working adults and anyone who wants to go back to school to pursue a higher education, because the university really works with you—they want you to succeed.” -Farah Sabahat, B.S. in Elementary Education K-6
Partners & Affiliations
Wilmington University is a proud affiliate of these and other leading local and national organizations who trust their employees' education and training to WilmU. Read more about our most recent initiatives.
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