Adelphi University

Adelphi University is a private university in Garden City, New York, on Long Island. It was founded in 1896 in Brooklyn as Adelphi College and moved to the Garden City campus in 1929. It is a comprehensive private university with additional centers in Manhattan and Hauppauge.

Schools include arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and public health, social work, and the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology. Graduate study concentrates on social work, clinical psychology, nursing, education, and communication sciences. The Garden City campus is a residential quadrangle a short train ride from New York City.

About 7,500 students enroll, with a large share in the professional graduate schools. Students come mainly from the New York region, with a smaller international cohort. The faculty numbers a few hundred. Alumni include Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D and graduates in nursing, teaching, and clinical practice across the metropolitan area.

Master's and doctoral degrees (including the PhD and PsyD in psychology and professional doctorates in nursing and social work) mix coursework, practicum, and a thesis or dissertation. The calendar is a fall-spring semester. Graduate assistantships exist but many students are part-time working professionals. Garden City is a suburban campus; Manhattan classes put some programs inside the city.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, Adelphi University lists 2 graduate programs in business & management and sport management, all of them master's programs.