Wilmington University was established simply outside notable New Castle, Delaware, in 1968 by Dr. Donald E. Ross, who was president until 1977. Wilmington College, now Wilmington University started with a sanction class of 194 understudies in 1968 and developed from 1979 until 2006 to 10,000 understudies under president Dr. Audrey K. Doberstein. Doberstein was drafted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women in 2011. The college now offers graduate and doctoral degrees and has more than 19,000 understudies yearly selected online and on campuswith destinations in three states.
Established as Wilmington College, on September 10, 2007 the organization authoritatively got to be Wilmington University after the endorsement of the Board of Trustees and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The name was changed to mirror the accentuation on single guy and graduate degree programs .