UD Department of Mathematical Sciences
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Over the last forty years, well over one hundred students have received doctoral degrees in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics from the University of Delaware. Graduates from our program hold or have held positions in academia in the US, Canada, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Germany, and many other countries. Our graduates have also landed positions in industry, commerce and government, including positions at DuPont, Merck, the National Security Agency, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Schonfeld Securities LLC and many others. Graduates from our program have gone on to prestigious postdoctoral positions at institutions such as Oxford University, the University of Arizona, and the University of Minnesota. With active research groups in numerous areas of pure and applied mathematics, the department continues to train high-quality mathematics researchers destined to impact the future of mathematics and its applications worldwide.

Graduate Student Life Financial Aid
We offer an attractive financial aid package including full tuition. 
  • The majority of students are supported as teaching assistants or graduate assistants.  These students help professors with undergraduate courses in the regular school year, and may apply to teach in our summer and winter sessions. 
  • Outstanding students may be considered for Fellowships.
  • Students may also be supported as Research Assistants by research funds later in their graduate career.
  • All incoming students are offered summer support.
  • Senior graduate students are allocated a travel budget.
Special areas of expertise Current students and courses
How to apply
The department requires the GRE General Test and one GRE Subject Test, though not necessarily in Mathematics. International applicants need to pass the TOEFL or IELTS language test.
The fine print
Regulations concerning the responsibilities of graduate students in our department , and our responsibilities to you, are to be found in 


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