Adelphi University Student Population

How many students at Adelphi?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Adelphi University has a total enrollment of 7,603 students, including 5,325 undergraduate and 2,278 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,404 male students (31.6%) and 5,199 female students (68.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,146 White students (41.4%) and 1,595 Hispanic students (21%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,325 undergraduate students (70%) and 2,278 graduate students (30%).
• Class Delivery: 670 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,687 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Adelphi's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,404 male (31.62%) and 5,199 female (68.38%) students are attending Adelphi University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 46.24.

By class level, 5,325 (70.04%) are undergraduate students and 2,278 (29.96%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 33.39% are male and 66.61% are female, while among graduate students, 27.48% are male and 72.52% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,146 White, 823 Black, and 873 Asian students out of a total of 7,603 are attending at Adelphi University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Adelphi University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 75.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Adelphi has 293 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 5,818 students under 25 years old, and 1,585 students over 25 years old out of 7,406 total students.

Adelphi has 4,892 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 230 students aged 25 and over.

It has 926 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,355 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Adelphi University, 670 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,687 students are enrolled in some online courses.

614 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 56 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,325 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 262 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.92%.253 students have transferred in as full-time status and 9 students transferred in as part-time status.