Adelphi University

Adelphi University is a private nonprofit college in Garden City, NY. Its average net price is $26,646 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$22,263
$30,001 to $48,000$21,710
$48,001 to $75,000$23,891
$75,001 to $110,000$27,224
$110,001 and up$32,262
$52,050Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$52,050Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$26,646Average Net Price
$21,385Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$4,210Other Expenses
36.3%Students on Pell Grants
61.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

65.9%Acceptance Rate
570 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
550 to 680SAT Math, Middle Half
24 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$68,367
8 years after entry$76,276
10 years after entry$80,969
70.9%Graduation Rate
82.9%Retention Rate
$24,944Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Garden City, NYLocation
Large suburbSetting
5,276Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$27,047 Small program - rough guide n=44$26,000 n=110
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,113 Small program - rough guide n=44$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$49,796 Small program - rough guide n=34$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=36
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468$23,534 Small program - rough guide n=30
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$35,161 Small program - rough guide n=52$24,781 n=120
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$106,819 n=744$27,000 n=574
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=55
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$31,168 Small program - rough guide n=45$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=53
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=44
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$34,413 National median for this major n=488Not published

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