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Adelphi Named Best Top College by Forbes, Princeton Review

Garden City, NY (09/12/2024) — Adelphi University is once again the top-ranked private university on Long Island according to Forbes. On the recently released Forbes America's Top Colleges 2025 list, Adelphi moved up 119 spots over last year and is now ranked 271.

The annual ranking showcases 500 schools that produce successful, high-earning and influential graduates from all economic backgrounds.

"Our rankings improvements in Forbes and the Wall Street Journal are an inspiring reminder that Adelphi's Momentum 2 strategic plan is built around supporting the most important measure of excellence-our students and their lifelong success," said Adelphi's President Christine Riordan.

Forbes' America's Top Colleges methodology starts with a review of thousands of U.S. colleges that educate undergraduates according to their Carnegie Classification. This higher education framework categorizes institutions based on the types of degrees they offer, their research output and their specialty focus. Schools were then evaluated using data from two federal education databases (the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and College Scorecard); the Seattle-based software and data company Payscale; the Washington, D.C.-based public policy think tank Third Way; the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics; and some of Forbes' own lists.

Several data points demonstrate the successful outcomes of Adelphi alumni. For example, Class of 2022 undergraduates are earning an average salary of $80,090, 29% above the national average for college graduates.

Adelphi has also been recognized by The Princeton Review, which featured the University in its 2025 Best Regional Colleges edition. The ranking includes colleges and universities across seven zones-Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, South, Southwest, West, and International-deemed by the publication to be academically outstanding and well worth consideration during a prospective student's college search. Adelphi is featured in Princeton Review's Best Northeast section.

Find out more about Adelphi's rankings and awards.

About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university in the United States with a personalized approach to higher learning

Adelphi University, New York, US, is a highly awarded, internationally ranked and powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives. It is recognized for 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 its 'Core Four' academic areas: the 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 Brooklyn, 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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