Adelphi University New York
HighlightsAdelphi University is a private institution that was founded in 1896. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,266, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 75 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Adelphi University's ranking in the 2019 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 147. Its tuition and fees are $38,660 (2018-19).
Adelphi University is dedicated to transforming students' lives with a personalized approach to higher learning through small classes, opportunities for hands-on research and paid internships for many of our students.
Adelphi is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected university offering exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training with particular strength in its Core Four--arts and humanities, STEM and social sciences, the business and education professions, and health and wellness.
Today, Adelphi serves more than 8,100 undergraduate and graduate students from 60 countries and 41 states and U.S. territories at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York--just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities--and at sites in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley, Suffolk County and online.
In addition, Adelphi is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs-approved Yellow Ribbon Program school for veterans. Adelphi's full- and part-time faculty of more than 1,000 includes world-renowned scholars, researchers and artists. Our 75-acre main campus--a registered arboretum--has seven residence halls for more than 1,300 students. The convenient location offers easy access to professional internships, whether in New York City or on Long Island. The Center for Career and Professional Development connects students with a range of professional opportunities well beyond their graduation. Adelphi offers a vibrant campus life.
The $76 million, 100,000-square-foot Nexus Building, opened in Fall 2016, is a meeting place for students and home to the College of Nursing and Public Health. Students have free access to student counseling, career guidance, financial aid advisement and other life improvement services. Through campus events, mentoring programs and internships, Adelphi creates numerous opportunities for students to meet and interact with successful alumni--a network 115,000 strong and growing.
2019 Rankings
Adelphi University is ranked #147 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
#147 (tie) in National Universities
#102 (tie) in Best Colleges for Veterans
#86 (tie) in Best Value Schools
#237 (tie) in High School Counselor Rankings
#350 (tie) in Business Programs