Adelphi University Teaching Programs

Adelphi University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Garden City, New York. Garden City is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Adelphi University?

Contact details for Adelphi are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	South Ave, Garden City, NY 11530-0701
Phone:	516-877-3000
Website:	www.adelphi.edu

How Do I Get Into Adelphi?

You can apply to Adelphi online at: admissions.adelphi.edu/onlineapp.php

Admission Requirements for Adelphi

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Adelphi?

With an acceptance rate of 73%, Adelphi may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to Adelphi submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 650. Math scores were between 550 and 660.

Adelphi received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Adelphi University?

The overall average net price of Adelphi is $46,056. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Adelphi, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $9,274 a year. That adds up to $37,096 over four years for those students.

Adelphi University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,251 undergraduate students at Adelphi, with 4,939 being full-time and 312 being part-time.

There are also 2,269 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,939 full-time undergraduates at Adelphi, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Adelphi University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	615
Black or African American	426
Hispanic or Latino	978
White	2,244
International Students	230
Other Races/Ethnicities	446

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Adelphi University. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Adelphi. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at Adelphi University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 30 master’s degree programs available online at Adelphi. In 2022-2023, 3,189 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Adelphi has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Adelphi majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	4%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	25%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	41%
Educational/Instructional Technology	20%
Elementary Special Education	31%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	38%

Adelphi University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Education	0	0	84	84
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	19	0	29	48
Elementary Special Education	0	30	12	42
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	31	8	39
Art Education	4	0	25	29
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	29	0	29
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	27	0	27
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	0	13	4	17
Health Education	0	7	8	15
Elementary Education	0	0	11	11
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	10	10
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	0	10	0	10
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	0	8	8
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	7	0	7
Drama & Dance Education	0	0	7	7
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	4	0	4
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	4	4
Music Education	3	0	0	3
Mathematics Education	0	0	2	2
Reading Teacher Education	0	1	1	2
Other Education	0	1	0	1
Science Education	0	0	1	1
General Special Education	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	0	0	0	0
Biology Education	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0
Social Studies Education	0	0	0	0
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	26	160	214	400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.