ADELPHI UNIVERSITY

Adelphi University
1 South Avenue
P.O. Box 701
Garden City, NY 11530-0701

About Adelphi University:
Adelphi University comprises a small liberal arts college and a cluster of professional schools that have grown up in close relationship to the needs of the region. Our mission is to provide quality undergraduate and graduate education and to offer professional preparation of the first rank in arts, education, business, clinical psychology, social work, nursing and other health sciences.
The University prepares a broad spectrum of graduates and undergraduates for a wide range of life pursuits while fostering a passion for knowledge; an understanding and a questioning of cultural values; and a view of themselves as independent, life long learners, and contributors to knowledge and service in an ever-changing world.

Garden City Campus
Garden City, the main campus, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, post-doctoral study, and adult education programs through its schools” College of Arts and Sciences, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, the Adult Undergraduate Degree Program (Adult Academic Programs in University College), the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work, and the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education. Located near Long Island’s parks and beaches, the 75-acre campus is only 45 minutes from New York City, offering the combined advantages of a major metropolitan area and a safe, suburban campus environment.

Hauppauge Educational and Conference Center
The Hauppauge Center offers courses leading to the M.S.W. and M.B.A. graduate degrees in addition to Adult Academic Programs in University College undergraduate degrees in Management and Communication and Social Sciences. The new state-of-the-art multimedia center can host professional conferences and seminars.

Manhattan Center
The Manhattan Center offers graduate courses in Education, Social Work and Communications Disorders as well as undergraduate programs in Social Work (ANSWER), Nursing (Step-Ahead), and Adult Academic Programs in University College which awards credits for prior learning.

Hudson Valley Center
The Hudson Valley Center in Poughkeepsie offers the M.S.W. program exclusively. Since its inception 30 years ago, it combines small class size with personalized attention to focus on the student’s individual educational needs.

Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Federal Aid: Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).

Degrees Offered: Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree, Doctor’s degree, Master’s degree

Certificates Offered: Post-Master’s, Postbaccalaureate

Enrollement(2007-2008):
Undergraduate enrollment – 5,137
Total enrollment – 8,603

Application Fee: $35

Admissions Statistics(2007-2008):
Number of applicants 6,165
Percent accepted 69%
Enrollment/acceptance yield 21%
Mean SAT critical reading (verbal) 535
Mean SAT math 545
Mean SAT writing 531
Combined SAT 1611
High School GPA 3.4
Percent top tenth of high school class 20%

Annual Tuition:
Undergraduate: $23,000
Graduate: $24,250 – $30,300

Studentts receiving Financial Aid: 76% – 80%

Source: Adelphi University

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