Meet Adelphi

Meet Adelphi

Adelphi is a modern metropolitan university with a uniquely personalized approach to learning. We’re dedicated to transforming students’ lives through world-class academics, a focus on student success, and a warm and inclusive community.

An education with lifelong benefits

See why an Adelphi education is worth the investment— and why students and families choose Adelphi.

Top Awards & Rankings

Leadership at Adelphi

Christine M. Riordan, PhD, is the first woman to serve as president of Adelphi University in New York. She is an internationally recognized expert in leadership development, team building, and diversity and inclusion, and is recognized for her groundbreaking initiatives to personalize and transform the higher education experience.

Learn more about Dr. Christine Riordan

A Nationally Recognized Institution

Adelphi University is no longer New York’s best-kept secret. We’re a strongly ranked, powerfully connected research university offering 120+ exceptional undergraduate and graduate programs through eight schools and colleges.

Founded in 1896, we were the first private, coeducational university on Long Island. Today, our main campus in Garden City and our dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley, Suffolk County, and online are home away from home to a diverse population of nearly 8,000 students from 44 states and 64 countries.

You can learn more about us, our history and how our students succeed throughout the Meet Adelphi section. Here are a few places to get you started:

Adelphi at a Glance
Awards and Fast Facts
Outcomes
Mission and Vision
Our Locations

The people I was surrounded by certainly made my education one of a kind. I found peers and professors who were attentive and cared about my struggles and my future.

Gabi Vidad ’21 Physics major, Honors College, whose thesis on coral reef mapping won several awards

Around Adelphi

Scenery. History. Community. Take a look around our picturesque main campus and our other locations around the state of New York. Launch Gallery
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Focused on Outcomes

99% of our full-time undergraduate students receive financial aid * based on Fall 2024 data Explore Aid Options
Colleges of Distinction: International
Adelphi University has been given International Recognition by the Colleges of Distinction. This newest honor from the organization honors universities that “dedicate resources to supporting international students at every stage of their academic journey.” Top Ranked in Global Belonging
U.S. News & World Report: Social Mobility
We are a Best College for Social Mobility because we transform lives—at every income level. Awards & Rankings
Colleges of Distinction: Career Development
Adelphi University has been recognized as a Career Development college for the exceptional way in which our institution is equipping students with the skills to succeed in their lifelong career journey. Expert Career Guidance
12:1 *
student to faculty ratio means our professors can adopt a personalized approach to learning * based on Fall 2024 data Enrollment Data
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states represented from across the country (plus Washington D.C. and United States territories) * based on Fall 2024 data Enrollment Data
70 *
countries represented by our international students who come to Adelphi from around the world * based on Fall 2024 data Enrollment Data
92% *
of our baccalaureate graduates say that Adelphi University increased their intellectual curiosity, ability and potential * based on Adelphi University Career Outcomes Survey: Class of 2022 Outcomes Report
94% *
of our baccalaureate graduates who received job offers had them either before graduation or three months after graduation * based on Adelphi University Career Outcomes Survey: Class of 2022 Outcomes Report
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