Adelphi University is a private university in Garden City, New York. Adelphi also has centers in Manhattan, Hudson Valley, and Suffolk County. There is also a virtual, online campus for remote students. It is the oldest institution of higher education in suburban Long Island. Founded in 1896, Adelphi University were the first private, coeducational university on Long Island. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Throughout the decades, the University welcomed students from around the globe, expanded its academic offerings and geographic reach, and celebrated significant milestones in diversity, rankings, and successful outcomes. Today, Adelphi University is thriving and making a life-changing impact on students, the community and world.

Adelphi students learn in more than a dozen academic buildings and centers, study and collaborate in a bright and modern library, stay active in our state-of-the-art Center for Recreation and Sports, enjoy arts performances in our top-ranked Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, and residential students live within seven residential communities. Since 1929, the University called the scenic Garden City campus home. Today, Adelphi reaches more students than ever before with multiple dynamic learning hubs and convenient online options.

Mission

Our University transforms the lives of all students by creating a distinctive environment of intellectual rigor, research, creativity and deep community engagement across four core areas of focus:  arts and humanities, STEM and social sciences, the professions, and health and wellness.

Vision

We will become a nationally respected leader—a standard bearer—for redefining the practical and personal value of education for students, helping them define their success in the classroom, on campus, in careers and communities, and beyond.

Values

We are guided by six core values that exemplify the type of community we seek to create:

1. Academic excellence
2. Creativity and Innovation
3. Community and collaboration
4. Global awareness and diversity
5. Respect for the individual
6. Truth and integrity

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it