Adelphi University

One South Avenue
Garden City, New York  11530

A Transformative Education 

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 70 undergraduate programs, 93 master’s degree and doctoral programs, and 64 certificate 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 taken its place as a U.S. News & World Report Best College among national universities. A surge in 2024 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.

As Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university, we serve more than 7,400 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 Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.

Our student body comprises students from 44 states and 76 countries, reflecting growing enrollment from across the United States and around the world. Adelphi prepares students to join our more than 119,000 alumni as successful professionals and engaged citizens who are making their mark on their communities and the world.

Mission 

Our University transforms the lives of all students by creating a distinctive environment of intellectual rigor, research, creativity and deep community engagement across four core areas of focus: arts and humanities, STEM and social sciences, the professions, and health and wellness.

Vision

We will become a nationally respected leader—a standard bearer—for redefining the practical and personal value of education for students, helping them define their success in the classroom, on campus, in careers and communities, and beyond.

Values

We are guided by six core values that exemplify the type of community we seek to create:

• Academic excellence
• Community and collaboration
• Creativity and innovation
• Global awareness and diversity
• Respect for the individual
• Truth and integrity