Adelphi University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 9,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 245 (46%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 285 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,305
Men / Women 33% / 67%
From State 91%
From Region 3%
Athletes 414 (8.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 41%
Hispanic 23%
Asian 14%
Black 10%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 450 38% 44% 14% 10% 16% 7% $61,233 13 -0.48 40 95%
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $69,904 0 -2.37 62 100% — — — —
Computer Science 53 — 75% 23% 25% 6% 17% 15% $69,904 1 -1.61 62 100% — — — —
Information Technology 17 +1 71% 18% 29% 24% 6% 24% $54,336 0 -2.14 22 90% — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $69,742 44 -0.18 61 — — — — —
Mathematics 12 +1 50% 58% 0% 8% 17% 8% $78,353 49 -0.26 76 89% — — — —
Physics 6 — 83% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $78,939 37 -0.33 76 — — — — —
Statistics 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $78,294 10 -0.96 76 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 20% 20% 40% 0% 20% 20% $68,747 39 -0.24 59 — — — — —
Biology 61 +1 34% 36% 31% 2% 20% 3% $70,394 71 +0.46 63 94% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 46 — 9% 35% 9% 20% 24% 2% $70,394 48 +0.08 63 94% — — — —
Neuroscience 19 — 32% 37% 21% 16% 11% 11% $67,241 45 +0.02 56 — — — — —
Environmental Science 10 — 20% 40% 0% 10% 40% 0% $58,860 55 +0.03 33 — — — — —
Environmental Studies — +1 — — — — — — $58,741 55 +0.01 33 — — — — —
Economics 7 — 86% 43% 0% 0% 14% 29% $78,644 24 -0.73 76 — — — — —
English 29 — 21% 66% 3% 3% 17% 0% $44,411 10 -0.98 6 96% — — — —
History 21 — 62% 71% 5% 0% 14% 0% $51,868 32 -0.49 16 — — — — —
Integrated Science 10 — 40% 50% 30% 0% 0% 0% $52,549 28 -0.46 17 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,217 37 -0.30 21 — — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $53,829 39 -0.43 20 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 12 — 58% 25% 0% 42% 25% 0% $54,207 37 -0.30 21 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,940 35 -0.49 23 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $53,827 35 -0.38 20 — — — — —
Anthropology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $49,899 22 -0.63 13 — — — — —
Communications 25 +1 32% 60% 4% 8% 12% 12% $58,114 38 -0.35 31 — — — — —
Humanities — — — — — — — — $52,260 36 -0.42 17 — — — — —
International Relations 4 — 50% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% $62,389 25 -0.54 43 — — — — —
International Studies — — — — — — — — $62,783 26 -0.52 44 — — — — —
Political Science 12 +3 25% 58% 17% 8% 8% 8% $63,751 28 -0.62 46 — — — — —
Social Sciences 11 — 18% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,641 1 -1.47 4 84% — — — —
Sociology 10 — 10% 60% 0% 10% 30% 0% $49,809 20 -0.64 12 — — — — —
Art 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,251 88 +0.90 24 100% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $55,251 74 +0.27 24 100% — — — —
Dance 8 — 12% 38% 0% 12% 25% 0% $30,232 2 -1.72 1 95% — — — —
Graphic Design 30 — 23% 37% 0% 23% 20% 7% $55,772 37 -0.33 25 — — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,261 81 +0.70 19 — — — — —
Theatre 12 +1 8% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $44,940 66 +0.25 6 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 18 — 56% 61% 17% 11% 11% 0% $58,168 45 -0.24 31 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Health Sciences 144 55% 67% 6% 6% 18% 0% $69,261 41 +1.13 60 99%
Exercise Science 48 — 56% 52% 12% 15% 19% 0% $73,253 89 +1.34 68 99% — — — —
Kinesiology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $73,253 89 +1.34 68 99% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 15 — 7% 73% 7% 7% 13% 0% $66,963 76 +0.63 55 95% — — — —
Sport Management 18 — 89% 83% 0% 6% 11% 0% $73,253 86 +1.27 68 99% — — — —
Physical Education 45 — 60% 87% 2% 0% 9% 0% $65,033 84 +0.90 50 100% — — — —
Art Education 5 — 20% 20% 0% 0% 60% 0% $65,033 97 +1.95 50 100% — — — —
Music Education 8 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 38% 0% $65,033 100 +1.96 50 100% — — — —
Emergency Management 4 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $72,322 43 -0.22 66 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing and Public Health 320 13% 46% 19% 6% 21% 0% $108,195 97 +1.59 96 98% 3.2%
Nursing 320 — 13% 46% 19% 6% 21% 0% $108,195 93 +1.59 96 98% 3.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology 108 13% 55% 8% 7% 24% 2% $58,006 6 +0.45 31 97%
Psychology 108 +1 13% 55% 8% 7% 24% 2% $58,006 69 +0.45 31 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Robert B. Willumstad School of Business 129 52% 44% 8% 5% 18% 18% $78,662 69 -0.17 76 96% 5.5%
Accounting 22 — 64% 36% 9% 5% 27% 14% $105,108 87 +1.17 95 100% — — — —
Business Administration 48 — 54% 48% 8% 4% 12% 19% $79,116 68 +0.08 77 94% 5.5% — — —
Business Management 10 — 40% 60% 20% 10% 0% 0% $46,030 1 -1.64 7 80% — — — —
Finance 23 +1 70% 35% 9% 4% 26% 22% $77,718 15 -0.74 75 100% — — — —
Marketing 26 — 27% 46% 0% 8% 19% 23% $68,835 21 -0.68 59 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Work 17 12% 47% 0% 12% 35% 0% $57,946 6 +0.56 31 97%
Social Work 17 — 12% 47% 0% 12% 35% 0% $57,946 78 +0.56 31 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,546
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 32.9% 384 19% 47% 18% 7% 21% 0% $102,126 98 +1.52 94 98% 3.2%
Social Sciences 16.2% 189 17% 56% 7% 7% 21% 4% $56,942 44 +0.08 28 96% —
Business & Economics 13.2% 154 58% 49% 6% 5% 17% 16% $78,029 48 -0.03 75 96% 5.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.2% 131 24% 35% 22% 10% 20% 5% $69,874 60 +0.23 62 94% —
Humanities 6.3% 74 42% 58% 7% 8% 15% 0% $49,490 18 -0.64 12 96% —
Computer Science 6.0% 70 74% 21% 26% 10% 14% 17% $66,123 1 -1.74 53 98% —
Arts 5.6% 65 18% 45% 0% 17% 23% 3% $52,434 53 +0.10 17 99% —
Education 3.9% 45 60% 87% 2% 0% 9% 0% $65,033 93 +0.90 50 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 24 54% 58% 8% 4% 12% 12% $77,059 46 -0.33 74 89% —
Professional 1.9% 22 64% 59% 14% 9% 18% 0% $60,741 29 -0.23 39 90% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 10 20% 40% 0% 10% 40% 0% $58,860 44 +0.03 33 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #539 85% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 32 #140 110 —
Health Sciences — — — — 6 #175 42 —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #613 85% — 38 #290 152 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 50 $832K $832K $0
Baseball 38 $603K $603K $0
Soccer 36 $575K $575K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 32 $183K $183K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $58K $58K $0
Swimming & Diving 22 $251K $251K $0
Cross Country 13 $60K $60K $0
Basketball 12 $732K $732K $0
Tennis 9 $233K $233K $0
Golf 7 $165K $165K $0
Total 209 $3.7M $3.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 32 $157K $157K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $58K $58K $0
Soccer 25 $492K $492K $0
Lacrosse 23 $570K $570K $0
Field Hockey 22 $400K $400K $0
Basketball 20 $634K $634K $0
Softball 20 $387K $387K $0
Volleyball 20 $481K $481K $0
Bowling 15 $147K $147K $0
Swimming & Diving 14 $179K $179K $0
Cross Country 11 $55K $55K $0
Golf 10 $130K $130K $0
Tennis 7 $216K $216K $0
Total 205 $3.9M $3.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 73 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 64 $340K $340K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 64 $117K $117K $0
Soccer 61 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 38 $603K $603K $0
Swimming & Diving 36 $431K $431K $0
Basketball 32 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Cross Country 24 $116K $116K $0
Field Hockey 22 $400K $400K $0
Softball 20 $387K $387K $0
Volleyball 20 $481K $481K $0
Golf 17 $295K $295K $0
Tennis 16 $449K $449K $0
Bowling 15 $147K $147K $0
Total 414 $10.2M $10.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 66% 66%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 16%
SAT Range 1120 – 1340
SAT Math Range 550 – 680
SAT RW Range 570 – 660