Adelphi University

Garden City, NY · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
65.9%
SAT · 50th
6-yr grad
67.2%
Retention 82.9%
Undergrads
5,276
12:1 S-F
Admissions
65.9%
— admitted
from — apps
Overall admit rate65.9%
Test scores
SAT composite · 50th %ile
SAT
255075
R&W540630
Math540640
Comp
ACT
255075
Comp2227
Cost & aid
tuition not reported
Room & board$20,028
Books$1,020
Avg debt at graduation$34,980
Academics
12 : 1
student-faculty ratio
82.9% retention
Student-faculty12 : 1
Retention82.9%
4-year graduation57.2%
6-year graduation67.2%
Enrollment
5,276
undergraduates
Total undergraduates5,276
Rankings
#119
Niche
Best Value Colleges in America
SourceListRankYr
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#11926
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#12426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#18626
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#19826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#28826
NicheBest Colleges in America#69026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Doctoral/Professional University
Carnegie Classification
18 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationDoctoral/Professional University18
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Admissions URLhttp://admissions.adelphi.edu/onlineapp.…
Admissions emailadmissions@adelphi.edu
Admissions phone516-877-3050
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Hofstra University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Hofstra University NY · Private (nonprofit)69.1%6K
Pace University NY · Private (Nonprofit)75.9%12207K
Quinnipiac University CT · Private (Nonprofit)72.2%12006K
Marist University NY · Private (nonprofit)56.5%12705K
St. John's University NY · Private (nonprofit)83.4%9K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.