Here are the top six reasons students choose Adelphi:
Strong Career and Pre-Professional Training
Within six months after they graduate, 95 percent of Adelphi students have jobs or are in graduate school. They learn, grow and gain valuable skills thanks to smallP classes taught by passionate professors who engage students in active discussions and outside-the-classroom learning experiences. Many students take advantage of the University’s numerous study-abroad opportunities — everywhere from Costa Rica to Guatemala to Australia — and hands-on research opportunities. Students find internship and job opportunities through Adelphi’s powerful, engaged global alumni network that’s 115,000 strong.
87 Percent of Full-Time Undergraduate Students Received Scholarships and Grants
This year, Adelphi will award more than $84 million in scholarships and grants to its full-time undergraduate students — 10 percent more than last year.
You’ll Receive a Personalized Education
Adelphi doesn’t have enormous lecture halls. With small classes — an average of 21 students per class and a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio — students learn from award-winning, dedicated professors who know them by name. It’s said that Adelphi is big enough to give you choices, small enough to feel like home.
Highly Ranked Programs Taught by World-Class Faculty
Adelphi has gained national recognition for its commitment to top-quality education. U.S. News & World Report ranked Adelphi University as a Best College nationwide and among the Best Value Schools in its 2019 rankings. The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings named Adelphi a Top U.S. College in its 2019 report, based on student success and learning. And Forbes magazine has once again named Adelphi one of America’s Top Colleges.
A Recognized Leader in Diversity
Adelphi’s culture and environment is welcoming and inclusive. Its most recent first-year class is one of the most diverse in its history. Overall, the student body hails from 41 states and 58 countries. Adelphi earned 4.5 stars out of 5 from the Campus Pride Index. Students of color, international students, neurodiverse students, those who are the first in their families to attend college, and many others will find a home at the University as well as clubs, mentoring and support.
The Best of Both Worlds
Students attend classes in state-of-the-art facilities on Adelphi’s beautiful main campus in Garden City. Those who’d like to live on campus can choose from seven residence hall options, including living-learning communities. Adelphi’s campus is just 23 miles, or less than a one-hour train ride, from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities.
Fall Open House
Garden City Campus
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019
10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
And while you’re there, take a tour of Adelphi’s gorgeous campus — named Best Public Garden on Long Island in 2017. Visit Adelphi.edu/YourWay to register.