- The Inkwell
- New York
- Adelphi University
Garden City, NYSuburb: largeZIP 11530Founded 1896
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1896
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.adelphi.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a private nonprofit university in Garden City, New York, with 5,276 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $26,646 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention83%
4-year graduation61%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans62%
$26,646net price / year
66%admission rate
1219average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$80,969median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,944median debt
#192 of 1,704 for earnings#1,326 of 1,739 for lowest net price#358 of 1,738 for graduation rate#473 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $61,893tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $52,050
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $52,050
- Average net price
- $26,646national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,263
$30,001–48,000$21,710
$48,001–75,000$23,891
$75,001–110,000$27,224
$110,001+$32,262
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1219
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 61%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $68,367
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,969middle 50%: $52,052–$117,291
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,944
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$117,291
Median, Adelphi University$80,969
Lower quarter$52,052
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,276
- Part-time
- 2.8%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 21.7
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 31%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,657 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,443
- Endowment, end of year
- $255,623,639
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White41%
Hispanic23%
Black10%
Asian14%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.5%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions28%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Business & management11%
Psychology9.0%
Computer & information sciences5.8%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.6%
Education4.8%
Visual & performing arts4.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 188429. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4682076.