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Study at Adelphi University

Founded on June 24, 1896, Adelphi University is the first institution of higher education on Long Island. Its charter was one of the earliest granted by the New York State Board of Regents to a coeducational college. Now in its second century of practical preparation for undergraduates, graduate students, and returning adult students, Adelphi offers degrees in the arts, sciences, humanities, business, education, nursing and health maintenance, social welfare, and clinical psychology. Adelphi’s mission is to serve Long Island, the New York metropolitan region, and the nation.


 

Profile of Adelphi University

Adelphi is found in Garden City, NY. Garden City is a large suburb. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution. Students can earn degrees up to and including the Doctoral degree at Adelphi.

Course Topics

The school has a greater breadth of degree programs (majors) than most colleges of its size. Adelphi is known for its programs in education and teaching and family and social work.

Adelphi Selectivity

Admission to the school is not automatic; not everyone who applies gets in. Three quarters of students in 2007 had SAT verbal scores of at least 480. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 490 and 590.

Faculty

The school has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at Adelphi is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

Student Enrollment

Students numbered 8,308 in 2007 at the school. A very high share of students at Adelphi are female.

Student Life

The school values student athletics, and belongs to the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Adelphi Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Education and Teaching	539	education, physical education teaching, reading teaching, special ed, elementary school teaching, early childhood special ed, ESL instruction, art education, ...
Family and Social Work	343	social work
Nursing and Emergency Medicine	283	registered nursing, various nursing, adult health nursing, nursing administration
Business and Management	271	business management, business and related services, accounting, finance, human resources
Therapy and Counseling	217	psychology, clinical psychology, school psychology, mental health counseling
Liberal Arts	214	social services, English, sociology, history, political science, anthropology, liberal arts and sciences, international studies, ...
Medical Support and Technology	113	audiology and speech pathology
Science	64	biology, physics, biological and physical sciences, chemistry, biochemistry
Media	59	media studies
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy	57	sports and fitness management, health and fitness
Fine Arts	36	fine arts studies
Drama and Performing Arts	31	drama, dance, various performing arts
Mathematics	29	mathematics
Computer Science and Engineering	16	computer and info science, information science
Conservation and Resource Management	14	environmental studies
Medical Adminstration	14	community health, health and medical administrative
Security and Law Enforcement	10	criminal justice and safety
Music	7	music
Religion and Philosophy	2	philosophy

Contact: Adelphi

Adelphi University
South Ave
Garden City, NY 11530-0701
General Phone: (516) 877-3000
http://WWW.ADELPHI.EDU