College Overview
Type: |
Private institution |
Year Founded: |
1896 |
Religious Affiliation: |
None |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
4,758 |
Local Setting: |
Suburban |
Endowment: |
$77,090,893 |
Application Deadline: |
Rolling |
Application Fee: |
$35 |
Selectivity: |
Selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$20,900 |
Room & Board Costs: |
$9,550 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
79 |
Honor Societies: |
ALPHA EPSILON DELTA (PREMED), ALPHA KAPPA DELTA (SOCIOLOGY), ALPHA PSI OMEGA (DRAMA), BETA BETA BETA (BIOLOGY), DELTA MU DELTA (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION), DELTA PHI ALPHA (GERMAN), ETA SIGMA GAMMA (HEALTH EDUCATION), ETA CHI ALPHA (ACCOUNTING), GAMMA SIGMA ALPHA (GREEK), KAPPA DELTA PI (INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION), LAMBDA PI ETA (COMMUNICATION), OMICORN DELTA KAPPA (National Leadership Honor Society), PHI ALPHA (SOCIAL WORK), PHI ALPHA THETA (HISTORY), PHI EPSILON KAPPA (PHYSICAL EDUCATION), PI DELTA PHI (FRENCH), PSI CHI (PSYCHOLOGY), PI MU EPSILON (MATHEMATICS), PI SIGMA ALPHA (POLITICAL SCIENCE), SIGMA DELTA PI (SPANISH), SIGMA THETA TAU (NURSING), |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) CATHOLIC CAMPUS COMMUNITY, CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, GOSPEL CHOIR, HILLEL, MUSLIM STUDENT'S ASSOCIATION, Interfaith Center |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) AFRICAN PEOPLES ORGANIZATION, ASIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION, CARIBBEAN CULTURAL AWARENESS CLUB, HELLENIC SOCIETY, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SOCIETY, LATINO STUDENTS UNITED, LE CERCLE FRANCAIS (FRENCH CLUB)NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (N. A. A. C. P. ), GERMAN CLUB |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) ACCOUNTING SOCIETY, ADELPHI CHEERLEADERS, ADELPHI DANCE TEAM, AMNESTY INTL, ANIME CLUB, ANTHROPOLOGY CLUB, AVANTI, BALLROOM CLUB, CALIBER, CIRCLE K, COMPUTER & MATH CLUB, ENGLISH CLUB, ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COALITION, GLOBAL IMPACT, HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION & EXERCISE SCIENCE, HIP HOP TEAM, HUMAN RESOURCES SOCIETY, interAct, JAZZ CLUB, MARKETING AND ADVERTISING CLUBS, NATIONAL STUDENT SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION, ONE NIGHT STAND, OPERATION END HATE, ORACLE, P. A. W. S. RADIO, PAWS STEP TEAM, PHYSICAL EDUCATION/FITNESS CLUB, PHYSICS CLUB, PRE-LAW SOCIETY, PSYCHOLOGY CLUB, RESIDENT STUDENT ASSOCIATION, SNAP, STARS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD, STUDENTS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS, STUDENT ART LEAGUE, STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, STUDENT HISTORY SOCIETY, UMOJA, UNDERGRAD HONOR COUNCIL, UNDERGRAD SOCIAL WORK COUNCIL, WORKS IN PROGRESS, SPECTRUM, |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Delphian (weekly), Magnum Opus (once each semester) |
Number of Fraternities: |
1 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
N/A |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
6% |
Number of Sororities: |
5 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
N/A |
Percent Sorority Members: |
4% |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service |
Remedial: |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
Local Hiring Firms: |
NYC Public Schools; L.I. Public Schools; Bank of New York; CBS
Citicorp; Estee Lauder; Family and Children's Assn.; Hospital for Special Surgery; Pall Corporation; UNICEF; YAI/ National Institute for People with Disabilities; JP Morgan Chase; KPMG; 1 800 |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
656,815 |
Library Facilities: |
In University Archive and Special Collections:
Adelphi Authors Collection; Adelphiana (University archives); Aeronautics (Loening Collection); Americana; Banking and Money Management (Orenstein); William Blake; Chemistry and Biochemistry (Dakin Collection); William Cobbett; Cuala Press; Early Childhood Education (Kraus-Boelte Collection); Expatriate Writers (of the 1920s and 30s); Gerhart Hauptmann; William Hone; Long Island; Christopher Morley; Musical Scores; Manuscripts, and Instruments (Stoelzer); New York City; New York State; Panama Canal; Political; and Presidential Letters and Memorabilia (McMillan Collection); Rare Books; Ruth St. Denis; Spanish Civil war; Stone House Press; Walt Whitman; Woodruff Collection |
Museums |
ART GALLERY, SCULPTURE AND CERAMICS STUDIOS, BRONZE-CASTING FOUNDRY, THEATER, LANGUAGE LABS, OBSERVATORY |
Computers Available: |
665 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
86 |
Wired Labs: |
579 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Wireless Capacity: |
1,190 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms (74%), special housing for disabled students (3%), other housing options (23%) |
Sprinkler System: |
100% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
75 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
New York City (J.F.K. Airport) (10), New York City (La Guardia Airport) (10) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
New York City (LIRR from Penn Station) (20) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Hempstead Line to Nassau Boulevard Station (1) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered at cooperating institution (Hofstra University) |
Navy ROTC: |
Not offered |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered at cooperating institution (New York Institute of Technology) |
Alcohol Permitted: |
No |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other |
Popular Events: |
Adelphi University is a leader in arts and cultural programming, providing a year long celebration of visual and performing arts including Special Invitation Exhibition and Performances; Endowed Lectures Series; presentations of Pulitzer Prize winning musical compositions; Award Winning Student Theatre and Dance Performances; and the U. N. Ambassadorial Lectures Series. Other activities include: Intercollegiate And Intramural Sports; annual Spring Fling Spring In/Spike It@; Homecoming; Career Day; Disabilities Awareness Week; and Black History Month programs and lectures. |
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