Adelphi earned 55 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 11 in the top 5%, 29 in the top 10% and 15 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 100 in Lacrosse (D2), a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 55 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 11
Highest placement: #4 of 100, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 11
Placements this edition: 251
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Adelphi University Earned?
Adelphi University holds 55 ranking badges across 11 fields of study, 11 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. These badges come from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
11
Top 10%
29
Top 15%
15
Total
55
What Is Adelphi University Known For?
Adelphi University is best known for Education: 8 of its 38 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, Other Psychology and Teacher Education Subject Specific. Its highest traditional-student placement is #39 of 1,290 in Top Ranked for Teacher Education Grade Specific.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Adelphi University earned 17 badges across 12 sports, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #4 of 100 in Lacrosse (D2).
How Does Adelphi University Rank for Online Students?
Adelphi University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #38 of 165 in Most Popular Online for Social Work (top 24%).
How Does Adelphi University Rank for Veterans?
Adelphi University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,082 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 22%).
Badges on this page come from rankings built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Adelphi University appears in 251 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team