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Enrollment Statistics—Fall 2008

Undergraduate Full-time Part-time Total FTE
Arts and Sciences 1,844 266 2,110 1,915.0
General Studies 99 1 100 86.8
Business 533 20 553 542.5
Education 380 33 413 389.9
IAPS 315 17 332 319.2
Nursing 782 336 1,118 904.6
Social Work 115 18 133 119.1
University College 161 219 380 237.8
Total: 4,229 910 5,139 4,514.9

Graduate
Arts and Sciences 19 79 .98 58.5
Business 91 180 271 186.3
Education 427 1,133 1,560 978.8
IAPS 187 152 339 286.7
Nursing 1 162 163 67.1
Social Work 221 680 901 708.5
University College 3 13 16 8.8
Total: 949 2,399 3,348 2,294.7

Total University: 5,178 3,309 8,487 6,809.6
*Undergraduate numbers are as of 21st day;
graduate numbers are as of end of term

Undergraduate Special Programs*
Honors College 269 2 271 275.6
Learning Disabled 148 1 149 138.6
*Also included in undergraduate totals above

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Student Demographics—Fall 2008

New Freshmen Undergraduate Graduate
Percent from out of state 9.8% 7.6% 2.8%
Percent international students 3.2% 3.3% 3.1%
Percent in residence halls 41.2% 22.3% 0.3%

Age Undergraduate Graduate Total
Under 20 36.4% 0% 22.1%
20 to 24 40.5% 28.8% 35.9%
25 to 29 6.5% 25.5% 14.0%
30 to 39 8.4% 21.9% 13.7%
40 or above 8.2% 23.7% 14.3%

Sex
Men 29.1% 19.2% 25.2%
Women 70.9% 80.8% 74.8%

Race / Ethnicity
Asian 8.5% 3.7% 6.5%
Black 17.2% 17.7% 17.4%
American Indian 0.4% 0.1% 0.2%
Hispanic 8.2% 9.1% 8.5%
White 65.8% 69.5% 67.3%
* Percentages are based on U.S. Residents with known race/ethnicity.
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Full-time Undergraduates—Fall 2008

Sex
Men 31.1%
Women 68.9%

Race / Ethnicity
Asian 5.6%
Black 11.0%
American Indian 0.3%
Hispanic 6.7%
White 54.4%
Non-residents 3.9%
Unknown 18.1%
   
Pell Recipients  
% receiving Pell 23.5%

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Admissions Statistics—Fall 2008

First-time Freshmen*
Number of applicants 6,865
Percent accepted 66%
Enrollment/acceptance (yield) 21%
Mean SAT critical reading (verbal) 530
Mean SAT math 550
Mean SAT writing 533
Combined SAT (all 3 sections) 1,613
Mean High School GPA 3.3
Percent top tenth of high school class 23%
* SAT Scores reported for regularly admitted freshmen

Undergraduate Transfers
Number of applicants 2,360
Percent accepted 43%
Enrollment/acceptance (yield) 58%
Mean previous college GPA 3.0

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Instruction—Fall 2008

Student Faculty Ratio
Undergraduate 10.3
Graduate 10.1
Total: 10.3
 
Average Class Size
Undergraduate 20.9
Graduate 14.5

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Faculty—Fall 2008

Full-time (including library) 309
Part-time 639
Part-time FTEs 319.8
Percent FT Faculty w/terminal degree 88.4%
Percent FT Faculty w/tenure 49%
Percent of Women 53%
Percent of Minority 19%

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Degrees Awarded—2007-2008 (Summer, Fall, Spring)

A.A. 8
B.A. 446
B.B.A. 156
B.F.A. 55
B.S. 623
B.S.W. 39
M.A 468
M.B.A. 106
M.F.A. 4
M.S. 245
M.S.W. 288
Advanced Certificate 29
D.A. 1
D.S.W. 2
Ph.D. 21
Postdoctoral 18
Total Degrees Awarded:  2,509

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Post-Graduate Experience*
Education after graduating from Adelphi  
   
Baccalaureate  
Undergraduates who continue to pursue a degree education one year after graduation 44%
- in Business 11%
- in Law 2%
- in Medicine 7%
- in Doctoral Programs 3%
   
Employment after graduating from Adelphi  
   
Baccalaureate  
Are employed within one year of graduation 75%
Find a job two months after graduating 79%
Found a job before graduation 60%
Hold jobs relating to their major area of study 75%
   
Master's  
Employed after a year 90%
Find a job within two months of graduation 79%
Find a job before graduation 54%
Hold jobs relating to their major area of study 95%
   
*Based on a survey of the 2007-2008 graduates  

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Retention and Graduation Rates *
2002 six-year graduation rate 63.5%
2007 one-year retention rate 77.7%
   
By Race / Ethnicity  
2002 six-year graduation rate Asian 67.6%
  Black 50.0%
  Hispanic 46.6%
  White 69.3%
  Non-residents 76.9%
     
By Gender    
2002 six-year graduation rate Men 56.2%
  Women 66.7%
     
By Pell and Federal Subsidized Loans    
2002 six-year graduation rate Pell 55.7%
  Federal Subsidized Loans,
 no Pell
66.5%
  No Pell or Subsidized Loans 66.1%
     
* First-time full-time freshmen
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Annual Tuition and Financial Awards—Fall 2008

Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate First-time full-time $25,240
  Continuing full-time $23,925
Part-time per credit $750
Room and board $10,000

Graduate Full-time $25,700 - $32,100
Part-time per credit $775 – $930

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Financial Aid—Fall 2008

Full-time New Freshmen
Percent receiving institutional award 79%
Percent receiving any financial aid 94%

Full-time Undergraduate Transfers
Percent receiving institutional award 72%
Percent receiving any financial aid 86%

Full-time Undergraduates
Percent receiving institutional award 72%
Percent receiving any financial aid 86%
Percent of financial aid applicants receiving aid 97%
Average grant total $10,200
Average federal work study $700
Average loans $5,500
Average aid package $16,400

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