Adelphi University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Adelphi University is a private, nonsectarian university located in Garden City, New York. It was founded on June 24, 1896. The university is the oldest institution of higher learning on Long Island. The 2006 Princeton Review listed Adelphi as one of the 'Nation's Best Universities.' AU offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into the following schools and colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies
• Honors College
• Ruth S. Ammon School of Education
• School of Business
• School of Nursing
• School of Social Work
• University College

AU has an active Greek life, with several fraternities and sororities. Among these are Delta Sigma Pi, Kappa Sigma, Delta Gamma and Delta Sigma Theta. The campus is home to many recognized clubs and organizations, including LGBTSSA, Hellenic Society, PAWS Web Radio and The Delphian, AU's student-run newspaper.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, education and teaching, drama and performing arts, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,177 in 2009-2010 (7,528 full-time equivalent).

About 30% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 70% of the class.

Undergrads are 53% of enrolled students and graduate students are 47%.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Adelphi provides on-campus housing for 1,219 of its 7,528 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Northeast 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 106 male students received the aid (men were 51% of those receiving aid) and 101 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 49% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Adelphi offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (247 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (39 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (567 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (363 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (44 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (238 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (22 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (49 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health and Medical Administrative Services

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (110 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (411 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (72 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (87 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (17 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (202 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology
• School Psychology