·Private·Est. 1896
“A modern private university on Long Island combining personalized teaching with strong professional programs.”
Adelphi University is a private doctoral research university located on a 75-acre suburban campus in Garden City, Long Island, just 23 miles from Manhattan. Founded in 1896, it was the first co-educational institution of higher learning to be chartered on Long Island and today enrolls roughly 7,600 students across eight colleges and schools, including the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences, the College of Nursing and Public Health, the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, and the College of Arts and Sciences. The university is best known for its programs in nursing, social work, psychology, education, and business, and it consistently appears among U.S. News' national universities with strong outcomes in healthcare and the helping professions. For international students, Adelphi offers the rare combination of a tight-knit suburban campus and immediate access to the cultural, financial, and professional resources of New York City, reachable in about 35 minutes by the Long Island Rail Road from a station at the campus's edge. Class sizes are small, undergraduate research is encouraged, and the Center for Career and Professional Development connects students to internships across the New York metro area in finance, healthcare systems, media, education, and the nonprofit sector. With roughly 600 international students from over 70 countries, dedicated International Services and Adelphi International support, and STEM-OPT-eligible degrees in computer science, data science, and biology, the university is structured to help international students transition academically, socially, and professionally into life in the United States.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Test Optional — You can submit scores if they help your case, but they're not required.
Official SourceThe deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Adelphi's largest college, offering liberal arts, humanities, mathematics, and natural and social sciences from undergraduate through doctoral level.
AACSB-accredited business school in suburban New York with undergraduate, MBA, and specialized master's programs leveraging proximity to NYC employers.
One of the largest nursing programs in the New York region, training BSN, MSN, DNP, and PhD students in a state-of-the-art clinical simulation facility.
Houses teacher preparation, exercise science, and health science programs with extensive school and clinical partnerships across Long Island.
The first university-based professional school of psychology in the United States, training psychologists from undergraduate through doctoral and postdoctoral level.
Council on Social Work Education-accredited school offering BSW, MSW, and PhD programs with field placements throughout the New York metropolitan area.
4 years
One of the most established BSN programs in the New York region, with clinical rotations at major Long Island and NYC hospitals and excellent NCLEX pass rates.
2 years
STEM-designated graduate degree eligible for 36 months of OPT, with concentrations in software engineering, AI, and data science accessible to international students.
5 years
Derner's flagship clinical psychology doctoral program emphasizes psychoanalytic and integrative training and is one of the oldest in the United States.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $49,110
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
