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Adelphi University Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics

What Does the Admissions Department at Adelphi University Look For?

Use the admissions stats from the recent freshman class to see how you compare at Adelphi University, located in Garden City, NY.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Adelphi University
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Adelphi University
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Statistics Mean for You

These admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, you might consider retaking the exam or looking at schools that better fit your scores.

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Selectivity: What’s the Acceptance Rate for Students?

A school’s selectivity rating tells you how difficult it is to get accepted.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Moderately Selective (50-70%)
Acceptance Rate	66%
Application Fee	$50 (fee waiver available)

Acceptance and Enrollment Stats

Adelphi University received 19,705 total applications. Among these applicants, 12,987 received admission offers, and 1,343 chose to enroll.

Applicant Total	19,705
Accepted	12,987
Enrolled	1,343
Enrolled Full-Time	1,336
Enrolled Part-Time	7

Getting into Adelphi University is 65.9%. This makes the school fairly accessible. The school admits men and women at different rates at Adelphi University: the female acceptance rate is 70% versus 60% for male applicants.

Among admitted students at Adelphi University is 10%. This means that 10% of admitted applicants chose to attend. By gender, women enroll at a rate of 11% versus 9% for male admits.

Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Applying More?

Here is the gender distribution for Adelphi University.

	Men	Women
Applicants	7,605	12,100
Admitted	4,547	8,440
Enrolled	410	933

Standardized Test Scores

About 14% of applicants to Adelphi provided SAT results (192 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students scored SAT Reading and Writing scores between 570 and 660. The middle 50% of Math scores landed between 550 and 680.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing	570	660
Math	550	680
Combined Total	1120	1340

Adelphi received ACT scores from 2% of its admitted class (24 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 30.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Composite	24	30
English	23	33
Mathematics	22	27

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.