Adelphi University
Garden City, New York · Private · 5,276 undergraduates · adelphi.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
66%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1340
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$82,930Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Adelphi University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
66% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$82,930
a year in 2027-28, from a $82,930 sticker price
What to do with your 1230
Send your score
About 84% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1080, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: Undergraduate First-Year Admissions | Adelphi University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Priority deadline · March 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
66%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1120 to 1340
Reading and Writing 570 to 660
Math 550 to 680
ACT composite 24 to 30
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$82,930
a year
- Tuition$56,210
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $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
- Over $110,000$32,262
Financial aidEstimate
56%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
95%
of freshmen receive grants
$31,976
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
High School Achievement, Deans Award and Presidential Awards
$15,000 to $40,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
To keep it: a 2.0 college GPA, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours a semester), and pass 24 credit hours each year.
DetailsHigh School Achievement, Deans Award and Presidential Talent Awards (Academic Talent Combination Awards)
$18,500 to $43,500 a year
Competitive · Application required
To keep it: meet the college's scholarship terms and conditions.
DetailsHonors College Scholarship
$3,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
To keep it: stay enrolled in the Honors College.
DetailsLevermore Global Scholars Award
$3,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
To keep it: stay enrolled in the Levermore Global Scholars program.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
11 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,620Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | Global Awareness |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | Art History Electives |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO111, BIO112 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTH141 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MTH141, MTH142 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHE111 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHE111, CHE112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHI111, CHI112 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL260 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSC 171 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 101 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG106 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG108 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENV102 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 5 | ENV102, ENV ELECTIVE |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIS102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FRE111, FRE112 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GER111, GER112 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 6 | HIS250, HIS ELECTIVE |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | ITA111, ITA112 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | JPN111 & JPN112 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LAT122 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECA112 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECA111 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUA110 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY Elective |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY Elective |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY Elective |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY Elective |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MTH 140 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PIA101 |
| Research | 4 | 4 | XAS0190-200 (Arts & Science Elective) |
| Seminar | 4 | 4 | XAS0190-200 (Arts & Science Elective) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA111, SPA112 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPA112, SPA121 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MTH113 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL101 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIS103, HIS104 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIS105,HIS106 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
71%
Come back for a second year
83%
Typical earnings
$80,969
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Adelphi University$117,865
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 19 majors here have earnings data.
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