Awards, Rankings and Fast Facts

Adelphi Named to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2023 Transfer Honor Roll

Phi Theta Kappa recognizes Adelphi as one of America’s most accommodating four-year universities for community college transfer students. Showcasing only 208 of the top 25% of transfer-friendly institutions nationwide, the PTK Honor Roll has recognized Adelphi for seven consecutive years since 2017.

Forbes: Adelphi Ranks Among “America’s Best Employers By State” for 2023

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.

Fiske Guide to Colleges

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.

No. 1 for Career Guidance

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.

Adelphi University’s Strong Support for Military Students

Adelphi Recognized for Military Support

Colleges of Distinction recognized Adelphi University for “ensuring that military students are welcomed, supported and inspired at every stage of their journey.”

Adelphi Designated as a Military Friendly School

Adelphi University earned a 2023-2024 Military Friendly® School with a Silver ranking — reflecting our strong commitment to supporting our military and veteran students.

Highest Honors for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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.

• 2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award went to Adelphi—also for the fifth year in a row. This year’s was for our reenvisioned computer science program.
• A Newman Civic Fellowship was awarded to an Adelphi undergraduate in 2023, as well as in the previous five years.
• 2020 District II CASE Awards for Diversity in Programming
• 2020 Institutional Excellence Award from the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE)
• 2020 Inspiring Affinity Group Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity
• The 2019 Encoura Innovation Award for our Mentoring Program

Adelphi Adds 2023 Campus Pride “Best of the Best” to 5-Star Rating

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.

Award-Winning Mentoring and Career Guidance Provide an Upward Path

Social Mobility

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.

Equity and Inclusion

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 Ranked as a Top Five School for Campus Safety

Adelphi University has been recognized among the top five leaders nationwide among Safe Campus’ top 10 rankings.

Adelphi PAC is a Top 35 University Performing Arts Center

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.”

Top Honors to Adelphi’s President Christine M. Riordan, PhD

Adelphi University’s 10th president and the first woman to serve in the role.

• The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awarded Dr. Riordan their highest honor in 2021 for her “outstanding efforts in promoting the understanding and support of education.” The organization also cited her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic—both at Adelphi and across our region as a guiding voice in New York state’s higher education restart plan.
• Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine named her one of 25 Top Women in Higher Education Who Are Making a Difference
• Internationally recognized expert in leadership development, team building, and diversity and inclusion
• Recognized for her groundbreaking initiatives to personalize and transform the higher education experience
• Chair, board member and serves on the executive committee for the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York (CICU)
• Named to the 2020 Long Island Power List for creating a more diverse student body, launching 17 new academic programs, and sharing her expertise on the handling of COVID-19 on college campuses