ADELPHI UNIVERSITY G-43

South Ave.
Garden City, NY 11530
Tel: (516)877-3000
Free: 800-ADE-LPHI
Admissions: (516)877-3056
Fax: (516)877-3039
E-mail: admissions@adelphi.edu
Web Site: http://www.adelphi.edu/

Description:

Independent, university, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1896. Setting: 75-acre suburban campus with easy access to New York City. Endowment: $64.1 million. Research spending 2003-04: $166,000. Educational spending 2003-04: $8497 per student. Total enrollment: 7,592. Faculty: 751 (242 full-time, 509 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 4,749 applied, 70% were admitted. 22% from top 10% of their high school class, 55% from top quarter, 90% from top half. Full-time: 3,747 students, 70% women, 30% men. Part-time: 678 students, 76% women, 24% men. Students come from 38 states and territories, 47 other countries, 8% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 12% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 22% 25 or older, 24% live on campus, 13% transferred in. Retention: 79% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; social sciences and history; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Required for some: 2 recommendations, interview, auditions/portfolios for performing and fine arts. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: Rolling, 12/1 for early action. Notification: continuous, 12/31 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $27,200 includes full-time tuition ($17,700), mandatory fees ($1000), and college room and board ($8500). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, location, and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $570 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $520 per year. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, location, and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 76 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 2% of eligible men and 4% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Activities Board, Student Government Association, Caliber, Caribbean Cultural Awareness Club, Umoja. Major annual events: Senior Week, Halloween Party, Fall Fest. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,050 college housing spaces available; 1,049 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. Swirbul Library plus 1 other with 631,023 books, 836,186 microform titles, 1,642 serials, 44,191 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $4.1 million. 540 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Garden City, Long Island, was one of the first planned residential communities in the country. The settlement was established around the Cathedral of the Incarnation. The climate is temperate. Located near New York City, the area has good transportation connections with the adjoining metropolis. A library, churches of major denominations, and hospitals nearby all serve the city. There is some part-time employment in the immediate area. The locale has good shopping facilities and active civic, fraternal, and veteran's organizations.