Overview

Department of English / Department of English is located in Newark, DE, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts/Doctor of Philosophy (MA/PhD)
Master of Arts (MA)	English and American literature
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	English and American literature

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	16
Doctoral Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test 1 Foreign Language Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Specialty exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

93

Applied

23

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	January 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

58

Total Graduate Students

5%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	5.17%
White or Caucasian	86%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.72%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	1.72%

Gender

Male (29%)

Female (70%)

Faculty

49

Total faculty

Full-time - 49

Part-time - 0

Male (32)

Female (17)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Significant strengths in American literature and culture, material cultural studies, Renaissance studies, archival studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	100,000

Location & Contact

Address 210 South College Avenue
Newark, DE  19716
United States

Contact Edward Larkin
Phone: 302-831-2000

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