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Adelphi is Top Long Island Private University on Forbes 2023 America's Top Colleges List

Garden City, NY (09/25/2023) — Adelphi University is the highest-ranked private university on Long Island on Forbes 2023 America's Top Colleges list. Adelphi is ranked #390, ahead of Hofstra University (414) and Molloy College (420), the two other Long Island private institutions included this year.

Forbes' annual rankings showcase 500 of the best U.S. colleges and universities, using data on student success, average student debt levels, return on investment, alumni influence and outcomes for their graduates.

According to Forbes, "schools ranked highly on our list if their students returned after their first year, graduated on time, secured high salaries after graduation and left college with little student debt. We incorporated outcomes for low-income students in two measures, looking closely at six-year graduation rates and return-on-investment measures for recipients of Pell grants (federal aid reserved for students with the greatest financial need). We also rewarded colleges that enrolled a greater percentage of low-income students."

This ranking joins Adelphi's double-digit gains in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings and its top spot among all Long Island universities in the Wall Street Journal's 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S., both of which focus on student success and outcomes. All of these rankings recognize Adelphi's focus on prioritizing academic distinction and outcomes, affordability and helping underserved populations gain social mobility-key goals of Adelphi's mission and long-term strategy, Momentum 2.

Find out more about all of Adelphi's rankings and awards.

About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning

Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training at the undergraduate and graduate level with particular strength in our Core Four-Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.

Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. It serves more than 7,250 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York-just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities-and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.

More than 119,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities, and the world.

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