Adelphi Recognized by Colleges of Distinction, Fiske Guide
Garden City, NY (08/15/2024) — Adelphi University has been recognized for its outstanding student support initiatives, programs and success by Colleges of Distinction and the Fiske Guide to Colleges in their 2024-2025 editions.
Adelphi has received several 2024-2025 Colleges of Distinction awards. This year, the University was recognized in the categories of New York College of Distinction, Private, Business, Education, Nursing, Career Development, Equity and Inclusion and Military Support.
The University has also been featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2025. Released annually, the Fiske Guide to Colleges offers profiles of more than 300 of the "best and most interesting" colleges in the U.S., Canada, and the UK. Fully updated and expanded each year, the Fiske Guide to Colleges is a top resource for college-bound students and their parents.
"Our recognition from both of these organizations underscores Adelphi University's extraordinary academic programming in some of the most relevant and fastest-growing disciplines available to college students today," says Christopher Storm, PhD, executive vice president of academic affairs and University provost. "We are excited to realize the outcomes of our relentless focus on student success, articulated in our strategic plan; As a result, we lead our peers in the important areas of professional and career development, equity and inclusion, and military support."
See more about Adelphi's recent awards and rankings.
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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Adelphi University has been recognized by Colleges of Distinction and the Fiske Guide to Colleges in their 2024-2025 editions.
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