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 an eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report ranked Adelphi University on Long Island as a Best College among national universities. Adelphi is ranked among the top 45 percent of universities in the United States at No. 198 for 2026.
Adelphi also scored well in numerous other U.S. News categories—including Top Performer on Social Mobility.
U.S. News & World Report ranks two of our programs in its 2026 list of Best Undergraduate Programs. Both programs have appeared in the rankings for multiple years:
U.S. News & World Report has recognized seven Adelphi University graduate programs that deliver outstanding academic experiences.
Adelphi University has once again been recognized among the nation’s top institutions in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Colleges rankings, with the undergraduate nursing program making one of the most significant gains in recent years.
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.
Christopher Storm, PhD
Interim President
Adelphi has been awarded the Colleges of Distinction’s latest honor—International Recognition, bestowed upon those universities that “dedicate resources to supporting international students at every stage of their academic journey” and foster a vibrant, diverse campus life through engaging events, peer mentorship and cultural workshops.
Times Higher Education ranks Adelphi in the top 8 percent of four-year universities in the United States and as one of the best universities in the world.
Adelphi University has once again earned national recognition in the latest Wall Street Journal rankings of America's top colleges.
For the third consecutive year, Adelphi University has been recognized as the highest-ranked private university on Long Island on Forbes’ 2026 America’s Top Colleges list.
Adelphi’s eighth consecutive winner of an Inspiring Programs in STEM Award provides scholarships, mentoring, internships and career preparation for high-achieving, low-income students from local schools majoring in STEM fields.
Phi Theta Kappa recognizes Adelphi as one of America’s most accommodating four-year universities for community college transfer students. Showcasing only 251 of the top 25% of transfer-friendly institutions nationwide, the Honor Roll has recognized Adelphi for nine consecutive years since 2017.
This honor is based on admissions practices, cost of attendance, campus life, recruitment strategies, and student reviews.
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 2025–2026 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 2025–2026 Military Friendly® School with a Bronze ranking—reflecting our strong commitment to supporting our military and veteran students.
For the seventh consecutive year, Adelphi has received the INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award—a national recognition given in 2024 to the top 108 colleges and universities with an outstanding commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Adelphi University has also been named a recipient of Insight Into Academia’s 2025 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award for the eighth consecutive year—the latest demonstration of Adelphi’s outstanding commitment to access, diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. The latest Inspiring Program in STEM Award recognizes our Ensuring STEM Student Success Through an Integrative Support Program for high school students.Adelphi is a Campus Pride 5-star LGBTQ-Friendly Premier Campus—recognized for its institutional commitment to LGBTQIA+ inclusive policies, programs and practices.
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 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.”
For the second year in a row, Adelphi University has been hailed as a U.S. university that fosters a culture of environmental responsibility in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition.
Adelphi is awarded for its efforts in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Other honors include:
