Adelphi University offers 159 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 56 major programs - 2 Associate, 12 Bachelors, 29 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 12 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $48,775 for undergraduate programs and $32,822 for graduate programs.

Total 670 students out of total 7,603 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 827 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Adelphi University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameAdelphi University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
AddressSouth Ave, Garden City, NY
Online Students670 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,687 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$48,775
Graduate Tuition & Fees$32,822
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Online Degree Programs
Total56 Programs
Associates2 Programs
Bachelors12 Programs
Masters29 Programs
Doctorate1 Programs
Post-Graduate12 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Adelphi University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $48,775 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $32,822 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,111 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,072 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$41,435$42,475$43,800$47,290$48,775
Graduate$43,950$44,520$45,925$48,075$32,822
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$1,210$1,240$1,275$1,375$1,111
Graduate$1,345$1,380$1,314$1,490$1,072
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Adelphi University offers 159 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 56 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Associates, 12 Bachelors, 29 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 12 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED212 29112
Overall Programs3257 57931

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 NOT OFFERED 5
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM33 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED 1
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dance Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED 1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 NOT OFFERED 11
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED19 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 34 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Exercise PhysiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1817 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 48ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 43 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 123 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM49 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18 NOT OFFERED 1
Clinical Nutrition/NutritionistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED17 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4851 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 1
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Adelphi University, there are 7,603 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,357 students were attending classes through distance learning (670 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,687 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,603
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses670
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,687
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,246

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 670 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 614 New York Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 54 students living in the U.S. States other than New York, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses670
New York Resident614
Other State In U.S.56
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses670
Undergraduate67
Graduate603
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses67
Degree/Certificate Seeking65
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking2

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