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Adelphi University

Garden City, NY · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Garden City, NY · 5,077 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $75,482 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$28,3481,658th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$47,2901,773rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$47,2901,769th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$57,4441,645th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$75,482196th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$63,688174th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.9%462nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.0%528th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
77.5%819th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1224341st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,077493rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.4%1,230th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (JFK)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$91,904$90,625
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,402$52,107
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,995$57,995
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$49,683—
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$48,432—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,087$44,170
MarketingBusinessbachelors$43,426$38,289
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$35,954$32,925
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciencesbachelors$34,704—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$33,459$35,060
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$31,133$34,704
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$30,554$25,774

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,997,185 (M $1,967,611 · W $2,029,574)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Adelphi University’s 5,077 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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