Both First State public universities earned spots on U.S. News and World Report’s latest college rankings, though one of them slipped slightly.
This year, University of Delaware tied for 79th place in colleges nationwide, as well as tied for 30th among public schools in the country.
In 2015, UD came in 75th among all colleges and 29th for public schools, according to the report.
It’s Chemical Engineering program earned a top-10 score, too, while being named a solid pick for engineering and business majors in general.
In the same rankings, Delaware State University took 14th place among Historically Black Colleges and Universities and tied for 43rd among top public schools.
Both Wesley College in Dover and Goldey-Beacom College in Pike Creek failed to earn spots in the report.
The top three spots nationally went to Princeton, Harvard and University of Chicago.