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Adelphi University Overview

Located in Garden City, New York, Adelphi University is a private not-for-profit institution. Adelphi is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Adelphi University Known For?

1,323 Undergraduate Awards

$46,056 Avg Cost After Aid

73% Acceptance Rate

The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Adelphi.
In a recent academic period31% of the faculty were full-time.
After graduation, Adelphi bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $75,482 a year. That's about 85% more than their peers at other schools.
It takes the average Adelphi student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Adelphi University?

Contact details for Adelphi are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 South Ave, Garden City, NY 11530-0701
Phone:	516-877-3000
Website:	www.adelphi.edu

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How Do I Get Into Adelphi?

You can apply to Adelphi online at: admissions.adelphi.edu/onlineapp.php

Admission Requirements for Adelphi

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Adelphi?

73% Acceptance Rate

66% Of Accepted Are Women

5% Submit SAT Scores

The acceptance rate at Adelphi University is 73%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to Adelphi submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 650. Math scores were between 550 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Adelphi University ( 560 to 650 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Adelphi University ( 550 to 660 )

200

800

Adelphi received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Adelphi University ( 21 to 30 )

ACT Composite Scores for Adelphi University ( 22 to 29 )

Can I Afford Adelphi University?

$46,056 Net Price

50% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Adelphi is $46,056. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Adelphi, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $8,635 a year. That adds up to $34,540 over four years for those students.

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Adelphi University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,827 Full-Time Undergraduates

69% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 5,124 undergraduate students at Adelphi, with 4,827 being full-time and 297 being part-time.

There are also 2,460 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,827 full-time undergraduates at Adelphi, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Adelphi University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	577
Black or African American	421
Hispanic or Latino	866
White	2,312
International Students	191
Other Races/Ethnicities	460

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Adelphi University. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Adelphi. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Adelphi University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	0	470	9	43	6	528
Social Work	0	0	41	2	236	7	286
General Psychology	0	0	93	0	49	0	142
Business Administration & Management	0	0	56	0	57	0	113
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	23	9	75	0	107
General Biology	0	0	92	0	7	0	99
Communication Sciences	0	0	29	0	58	8	95
General Education	0	0	0	0	73	0	73
Special Education	0	0	0	61	12	0	73
Health & Physical Education	0	0	48	0	15	0	63
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	22	32	54
Computer Information Systems	0	0	39	0	13	0	52
Accounting	0	1	27	1	18	0	47
Liberal Arts General Studies	32	0	4	0	0	0	36
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	34	0	34
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	25	6	0	31
Marketing	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	3	24	0	27
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	25	0	0	0	25
General English Literature	0	0	25	0	0	0	25
Mathematics	0	0	20	0	5	0	25
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	25	0	0	0	25
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	23	0	23
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	14	8	0	22
History	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Homeland Security	0	0	3	3	11	0	17
Political Science & Government	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
General Social Sciences	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	13	0	0	13
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	13	0	0	13
Dance	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Public Health	0	0	0	0	12	0	12
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	9	0	1	0	10
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	8	0	1	0	9
Other Psychology	0	0	0	9	0	0	9
Sociology	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Educational Administration	0	0	0	8	0	0	8
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Chemistry	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Physics	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Music	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	5	0	0	0	0	5
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Information Science	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Economics	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Romance Languages	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Statistics	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
International Studies	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Anthropology	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Philosophy	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
International Relations & National Security	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Area Studies	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Visual Art	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	32	6	1,285	170	827	53	2,373

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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