$75,482
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Adelphi University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Garden City, New York with 5,276 undergraduates and 2,278 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $30,783 a year (tuition and fees $49,110). It admits 66% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $75,482 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$30,783
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$49,110
US median $11,837
Admission rate
66%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$75,482
Rank 259 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $30,783
- Tuition and fees
- $49,110
- Cost of attendance
- $63,189
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $24,095
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,700
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,681
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $32,337
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $35,672
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $34,034 in 2015-16 to $49,110 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1,219
- SAT reading, middle
- 595
- SAT math, middle
- 600
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 5,276
- Graduate students
- 2,278
- Part-time students
- 2.8%
- Women
- 67%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 110
- Endowment
- $255.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 259 of 5,094 US colleges and 41 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $30,783 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $49,110 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 66% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $63,688 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $75,482 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 69% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
110 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 470 | $25,375 | $102,136 | $112,945 | $88,910 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 236 | $50,286 | $55,681 | $71,718 | $65,123 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $22,875 | $20,458 | $61,393 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $25,000 | $30,101 | $75,921 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 75 | $48,250 | $60,990 | $85,752 | $63,707 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 73 | Withheld | $26,228 | $73,800 | $65,824 |
| Special Education and TeachingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,147 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 58 | $92,680 | $52,519 | $75,285 | $67,030 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 57 | $40,500 | $71,043 | $101,097 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $19,250 | $44,495 | $69,087 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,711 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $25,000 | $25,041 | $66,003 | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 43 | $53,604 | $146,993 | $137,582 | $120,193 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $20,750 | Withheld | $66,162 | $51,790 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $27,000 | $29,816 | $77,155 | $92,374 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $24,032 | Withheld | $64,190 | $58,928 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $42,200 | $77,418 | $69,303 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $21,500 | Withheld | $100,895 | $76,194 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $24,625 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $23,228 | $34,240 | $54,469 | $55,378 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $23,500 | $17,155 | $50,759 | $41,367 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Adelphi University cost?
$30,783 a year is the average net price at Adelphi University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $49,110, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $63,189. Families earning under $30,000 pay $24,095 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Adelphi University?
66% of applicants are admitted to Adelphi University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,219 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Adelphi University graduates earn?
$75,482 a year is the median pay of former Adelphi University students who work, 10 years after they started ($63,688 after 6 years). That ranks 259 of 5,094 US colleges and 41 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $146,993.
How much student debt do Adelphi University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Adelphi University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 59% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Adelphi University?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Adelphi University finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Adelphi University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (470 bachelor's graduates), Social Work (236 master's graduates), Psychology, General (93 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 110 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.