Adelphi University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Adelphi University is a private doctoral/professional university in Garden City, NY (suburb setting), with 5,124 undergraduates (69% women). It admitted 78% of 17,111 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1140–1310 on the SAT and 24–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $71,834 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $28,671 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 69% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.14 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Adelphi University ranks
5 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $47,290
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Adelphi University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Adelphi University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Northeast 10 Conference | 25 | — | 5 | $493k | $19,718 | — | |
| Baseball | Northeast 10 Conference | 38 | — | 1 | $603k | $15,874 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Northeast 10 Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $733k | $61,067 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $635k | $31,728 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Northeast 10 Conference | 13 | — | 3 | $61k | $4,658 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Northeast 10 Conference | 11 | — | 3 | $56k | $5,058 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Northeast 10 Conference | 22 | — | 3 | $401k | $18,223 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Northeast 10 Conference | 7 | — | 3 | $165k | $23,575 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Northeast 10 Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $130k | $13,009 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Northeast 10 Conference | 50 | — | 9 | $833k | $16,658 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Northeast 10 Conference | 23 | — | 3 | $571k | $24,815 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | — | 1 | $576k | $15,998 | — | |
| Softball | Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $387k | $19,367 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Northeast 10 Conference | 22 | — | 5 | $251k | $11,415 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Northeast 10 Conference | 14 | — | 7 | $180k | $12,857 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Northeast 10 Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $233k | $25,889 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Northeast 10 Conference | 7 | — | 3 | $217k | $30,970 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Northeast 10 Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $59k | $1,837 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Northeast 10 Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $59k | $1,837 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $481k | $24,050 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.