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In U.S. News & World Report’s recently released 2024 Best Graduate Schools list, Adelphi’s programs in nursing, public health, audiology and social work all made ranking jumps.
With roots that stretch back to the 1860s, Adelphi University has been transforming lives with our unique approach to learning for more than 150 years.
Throughout the decades, we’ve welcomed students from around the globe, expanded our academic offerings and geographic reach, and celebrated significant milestones in diversity, rankings, and successful outcomes.
Today, we’re thriving as one of the top universities in New York and Long Island and making a life-changing impact on students, the community and world.
Wonderful things are happening at Adelphi, and others are taking notice. We’re proud to be nationally recognized by well-respected national publications and educational organizations.
For a sixth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report ranked Adelphi University on Long Island as a Best College among national universities. Adelphi’s ranking jumped significantly after U.S. News changed its methodology, placing greater emphasis on outcome measures like graduation rates and social mobility.
U.S. News & World Report also released its 2024 rankings for Best Undergraduate Programs. The following programs have been ranked in the top 300 among 2,000 programs in the United States.
These programs were ranked in earlier years:
U.S. News & World Report has recognized three Adelphi University graduate programs that deliver outstanding academic experiences.
U.S. News ranked the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program, offered by Adelphi’s College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH), among the top MSN programs for 2024. CNPH also was listed among the Best Public Health Schools for 2024, for its Master of Public Health program.
In addition, USN&WR included the part-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Adelphi’s Robert B. Willumstad School of Business among its top graduate programs for 2024.
The School of Social Work’s graduate programs were ranked No. 67 overall in the United States, a five-point jump versus last year, placing the program in the top quarter of more than 300 schools nationwide.
In U.S. News & World Report’s recently released 2024 Best Graduate Schools list, Adelphi’s programs in nursing, public health, audiology and social work all made ranking jumps.
Our graduate programs are increasing both their national reputations and the quality they offer to those seeking to further their education, both online and in person.
Phi Theta Kappa recognizes Adelphi as one of America’s most accommodating four-year universities for community college transfer students. Showcasing only 228 of the top 25% of transfer-friendly institutions nationwide, the PTK Honor Roll has recognized Adelphi for eight consecutive years since 2017.
The Transfer Honor Roll is determined by 40 key metrics related to the support and success of transfer students, including college cost and financial aid, campus life for transfer, admission practices, and bachelor’s degree completion.
Adelphi University is one of just four employers—and the only university on Long Island—to be named among America’s Best Employers By State for 2023 by Forbes. Of the nine universities in New York State to make the list, Adelphi ranks higher than Columbia University, Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester.
Adelphi University is featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022. Each year, the Fiske Guide to Colleges offers profiles on more than 300 of the “best and most interesting” colleges in the country. Fully updated and expanded each year, the Fiske Guide to Colleges guide is a top resource for college-bound students and their parents.
Adelphi University won the 2020 John L. Blackburn Exemplary Models Award from the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) for our innovative Prep for Success program. Created by our Center for Career and Professional Development, the program helps students with everything from the most basic job-search skills to valuable work experience through paid internships with leading organizations.
Adelphi University is one of 24 New York institutions named a 2023–2024 Career Development College of Distinction. This national award recognizes Adelphi’s superior ability to create strategic career plans and equip our students with the skills necessary to succeed after they graduate.
Colleges of Distinction recognized Adelphi University for “ensuring that military students are welcomed, supported and inspired at every stage of their journey.”
Adelphi University earned a 2024-2025 Military Friendly® School with a Silver ranking — reflecting our strong commitment to supporting our military and veteran students.
For the sixth consecutive year, Adelphi has received the INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award—a national recognition given in 2023 to the top 108 colleges and universities with an outstanding commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Adelphi is the only university on Long Island named a 2023 Campus Pride “Best of the Best” LGBTQ-friendly campus—added to our 5-star Campus Pride Index recognition.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Adelphi as a Top Performer on Social Mobility, a distinction for schools that enroll and graduate the largest proportion of students receiving need-based Pell Grants. This award recognizes the many support programs Adelphi offers our students, which engage students more deeply in campus life and provide a pathway to a degree and career success.
Colleges of Distinction has awarded Adelphi University an Equity and Inclusion recognition for our efforts to enroll and support a diverse student body through high-impact practices that are accessible to all.
Adelphi has received Campus Prevention Network’s 2023 “CPN Seal of Prevention” in recognition of the University’s commitment to being a safe, welcoming and inclusive campus through participation in Vector Solutions’ online prevention education courses, for example, in anti-discrimination and harassment.
Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center has been recognized among the 35 Best University Performing Arts Centers in the U.S. by Clickit Ticket—which described it as “a haven of creativity” and one of “the best places in the United States to see dynamic student productions as well as those by world-renowned artists.”
Adelphi University’s 10th president and the first woman to serve in the role.
Others honors include: