Garden City, New York · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Adelphi University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Garden City, New York. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 7,603 students in fall 2024, including 5,325 undergraduates and 2,278 graduate students.
Adelphi University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 110 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Social Work, and Psychology, General. It awarded 2,229 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 40 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
7,603
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
2,229
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
110
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 110
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
83%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,168
Associate degrees
34
Master's degrees
864
Doctoral degrees (research)
42
Professional doctorates
8
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
4
Post-master's certificates
109
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
7,603
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,325
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,278
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,376
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,641
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,735
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
68%
Men
32%
White
41%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
40
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
10%
Students taking some online courses
50%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northeast 10 Conference
Interim President
Christopher Storm
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization