Adelphi University
circle Rankings
Adelphi was founded more than 125 years ago as the first coed private university on Long Island in New York. Today, we’re recognized across the nation—and around the world—for the quality of our academic programs, the support we give our students and the successful outcomes of our graduates.
There are many ways to measure the quality of academics. One is the annual set of rankings by U.S. News & World Report, which has consistently named Adelphi one of the nation’s Best Colleges. It also recognizes two of our undergraduate programs and eight graduate programs among the best in their categories.
U.S. News & World Report ranks two of our programs among its 2026 best undergraduate programs. Both undergraduate programs have appeared in the rankings for multiple years.
In addition, the undergraduate program offered by our Robert B. Willumstad School of Business now appears in the prestigious Poets&Quants rankings.
U.S. News & World Report ranks programs from five of our colleges and schools in its 2026 Best Graduate School rankings. All of these graduate programs and schools have appeared in the rankings for multiple years:
Top publications that focus their rankings on affordability, return on investment and career outcomes recognize Adelphi as one of the nation’s best colleges. For three years in a row, Forbes has ranked Adelphi as the best private university on Long Island in New York.
Adelphi maintains a wide range of top-ranked undergraduate and graduate programs that lead to the success of our students in the classroom, on campus and in their future careers.
Adelphi has established itself as a true powerhouse with conference and national championships. In the last three years, Adelphi :
travel_explore Read from adelphi.edu on 13 Aug 2026. Check with the university before you rely on a date or a figure.
