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Adelphi University

Students comparing Adelphi University on federal cost, completion, and earnings data who will layer in fit, location, and program strength separately.

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Garden City, New York5,276 undergraduatesMean consensus percentile 37Private nonprofitResearch universityU.S. News ranked

The short answer

Adelphi University: U.S. News ranks it #198 on National Universities (2026); Forbes ranks it #288 on America's Top Colleges (2026); Washington Monthly ranks it #706 on Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars (2026); WSJ ranks it #112 on Best Colleges in the U.S. (2026); Niche ranks it #327 on Best Colleges (Overall) (2026); Money lists it on Best Value Colleges (2026) — 3.5 stars; Princeton Review lists it on Best Colleges (Overall) (2026). It enrolls 5,276 undergraduates, admits 65.9% of applicants, and posts a 67.2% six-year graduation rate. Out-of-state tuition is $49,110; aid recipients pay $30,783 on average. Median earnings ten years after entry: $75,482.

The six numbers that matter most

Acceptance rate
65.9%

Below the dataset median of 76%

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported entering class, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Average net price
$30,783

55% below the $69,138 published price

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardAverage for full-time first-time aid recipients, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Median earnings, 10 yrs
$75,482

Above the dataset median of $54,053

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMedian earnings 10 years after entry, working and not enrolled, College Scorecard June 2026 release

6-year graduation rate
67.2%

Above the dataset median of 56%

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent six-year cohort, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Median debt at graduation
$25,000

Below the dataset median of $23,250

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMedian federal loan debt of completers, College Scorecard June 2026 release

SAT middle 50%
1120–1340

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardSum of reported reading and math section percentiles for the most recent entering class, College Scorecard June 2026 release. Section percentiles added together approximate, but do not exactly equal, the composite score range.

Where Adelphi University ranks, and why the answers differ

Each publisher's position, the list it belongs to, and how many institutions it was drawn from.

SourceListRank
US News2026National Universities#198of 436National universities
Forbes2026America's Top Colleges#288of 500Top colleges (Forbes)
Washington Monthly2026Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars#706of 1,504Tuition & tax value (WM)
WSJ2026Best Colleges in the U.S.#112of 500U.S. colleges (WSJ)
Niche2026Best Colleges (Overall)B+#327of 2,605Overall (Niche)
Money2026Best Value Colleges3.5 starsListedBest value (Money)
Princeton Review2026Best Colleges (Overall)ListedOverall (Niche)
QS2026World University RankingsNot ranked by this source

Methodology sensitivity: Adelphi University's position moves 45 percentile points depending on which published list you read. That is a wide spread, so which list you consult substantially changes the impression you get. How we compute this

Ranking positions are the editorial property of their publishers and are reproduced here with attribution for comparison and commentary. Follow each source link for its full list and methodology.

About Adelphi University

Adelphi University is a private nonprofit institution in Garden City, New York. Federal data show 82.9% first-year retention and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio. Figures on this page come from College Scorecard and IPEDS; publisher rankings shown here are transcribed from named sources and checked in our dataset.

Strengths and honest considerations

Strengths

  • Cost and outcome metrics on this profile come directly from federal collections, not self-reported marketing sheets.
  • Net price $30,783 reflects what aid recipients actually paid in the most recent federal reporting year.

Considerations

  • This school may not appear on every publisher list we track; an empty rankings table means no tracked publisher ranked it, not missing federal data.
  • Compare $69,138 sticker cost against $30,783 net price before ruling a school in or out on price alone.
  • Publishers we have not loaded yet, or lists that omit this school, show as “not ranked by this source” — that is expected.

Who this school genuinely fits

Students comparing Adelphi University on federal cost, completion, and earnings data who will layer in fit, location, and program strength separately.

What it costs

Published price, then what families actually pay after grants and scholarships.

Tuition & fees
$49,110

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported academic year, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Undergraduates on Pell grants
31.0%

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardShare of undergraduates, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Room & board
$20,028

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported academic year, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Published cost of attendance comes to roughly $69,138 a year, but the average family pays $30,783 — a 55% difference. 31.0% of undergraduates receive Pell grants, the federal marker of low family income.

Net price varies enormously by income band, so run Adelphi University's net price calculator for your own household before drawing conclusions. Why net price is the only cost number that matters.

Programs and academics

Most popular majors

  1. 1Business
  2. 2Biology
  3. 3Psychology
  4. 4Computer Science
  5. 5Economics

Standout programs

    Student-faculty ratio
    12:1

    IPEDS / National Center for Education StatisticsIPEDS 2023 fall enrollment

    First-year retention
    82.9%

    U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent first-year cohort, College Scorecard June 2026 release

    Undergraduate enrollment
    5,276

    U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported year, College Scorecard June 2026 release

    Adelphi University: questions families ask

    Out-of-state tuition is $49,110 and on-campus room and board is $20,028, for a published total of $69,138 before aid. The average net price for first-time full-time students receiving aid is $30,783.

    The most recent federal admissions rate reported to the Department of Education is 65.9%. Test policy as reported in IPEDS: see the admissions section on this page for the institution's own category.

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