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About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning, and innovative ways to support academic and career success. U.S. News & World Report named Adelphi a 2026 Best National University, Best College for Veterans, and Top Performer in Social Mobility. In addition, Forbes has ranked Adelphi the top private university on Long Island for the past three years.
Adelphi serves more than 7,300 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.
More than 123,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.
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Located just 23 miles from New York City, Adelphi is a private university in the midst of one of the most dynamic phases of its 129-year history. With strong enrollments, an increasingly diverse student body and faculty, expanding academic programs, and growing financial and administrative strength, Adelphi is being transformed just as it is transforming the lives of its students through its personalized approach to higher education.
Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university, serving more than 7,300 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, at learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Adelphi University is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university known for small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success.
With powerful partnerships throughout the New York area, more than 123,000 graduates around the country, a growing enrollment of students from 44 states and 63 countries, and rising rankings from top publications and organizations, Adelphi is strongly positioned for the future.
The University is a doctorate-granting institution with eight colleges and schools and more than 225 different degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional levels.
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university, serving more than 7,300 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, at learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online. The University offers students 72 undergraduate programs and 92 master’s degree and doctoral programs in the liberal arts, the sciences and professional training. With powerful partnerships throughout the New York area, more than 123,000 graduates across the country, a growing enrollment of students from 44 states and 63 countries, and rising rankings from top publications and organizations, Adelphi is a dynamic community that plays a leadership role on Long Island and in the region.
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support success.
Now in the midst of one of the most dynamic phases of its 129-year history, Adelphi is itself undergoing a transformation. With strong enrollments, an increasingly diverse student body and faculty, expanding academic programs, and growing financial and administrative strength, it has taken its place as a U.S. News & World Report Best College. A surge in 2025 rankings—up 19 spots as a Best College, up 85 spots for Social Mobility and up 35 spots as a Best Value College—supports Adelphi’s rising reputation.
Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university, Adelphi serves more than 7,600 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online. The University offers students 72 undergraduate programs and 92 master’s degree and doctoral programs.
With powerful partnerships throughout the New York area, more than 123,000 graduates spread across the region and around the country, students from 44 states and 63 countries, and rising rankings from top publications and organizations, Adelphi is strongly positioned for the future.
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success.The University offers students 72 undergraduate programs and 92 master’s degree and doctoral programs, with particular strength in our Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.
With an increasingly diverse student body and faculty and a personalized approach to learning, Adelphi has consistently taken its place as a U.S. News & World Report Best College among national universities. As Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university, we serve more than 7,300 students at our beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.
Our student body comprises students from 44 states and 63 countries, reflecting growing enrollment from across the United States and around the world. Adelphi prepares students to join our more than 123,000 alumni as successful professionals and engaged citizens who are making their mark on their communities and the world.
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. A private university with a beautiful 75-acre main campus in Garden City, Long Island, learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online programs, Adelphi is a U.S. News & World Report Best College and serves more than 7,300 students, offering 72 undergraduate programs and 92 master’s degree and doctoral programs.
Adelphi is now in the midst of one of the most dynamic phases of its 129-year history, with strong enrollments, an increasingly diverse student body and faculty, expanding academic programs, and growing financial and administrative strength. The University’s commitment to strong and responsible management is expressed in a number of recent initiatives to enhance efficiency, improve service and maximize the value that we provide to our students, faculty and staff and the other members of our community.
Adelphi University, New York, is dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative programs supporting academic and career success.