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Overview of the Institution, the School of Education, and the Professional Education Programs
The Institution: Adelphi University
Founded in 1896, Adelphi University was Long Island's first private co-educational institution of higher learning. Today, a full- and part-time faculty of more than 850 serves a student body of approximately 8,000 undergraduate and graduate degree candidates on the main Garden City campus and at facilities in New York City, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie. Adelphi University's schools and programs include the College of Arts and Sciences; the Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies; the Honors College; the School of Business; the School of Education; the School of Nursing; the School of Social Work; and the Adult Undergraduate Degree Program (ABLE). Located on a 75-acre campus in suburban Garden City, Adelphi is a 45-minute train ride to New York City, easily accessible by the nearby Long Island Railroad station. Almost three-quarters of the students enrolling at Adelphi are from Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island (Garden City is located in Nassau County) or Queens County in New York City. Area demographics are shown in Table A below, based on census data for 2004-2005:
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Table A: Area Demographics
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Area Demographics
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Queens County
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Nassau County
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Suffolk County
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Total population
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2,241,600
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1,333,137
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1,474,927
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Race/Ethnicity:
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White
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55.2%
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81.2%
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87.5%
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Black
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21.3%
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11.4%
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7.9%
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Asian
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20.7%
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6.3%
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3.2%
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Hispanic/Latino
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25.9%
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11.4%
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12.3%
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American Indian
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0.7%
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0.2%
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0.3%
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Population 25 years and over with bachelor's degree or higher*
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24.3%
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35.4%
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27.5%
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Foreign born
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46.1%
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17.9%
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11.2%
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Median household income*
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$38,042
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$71,226
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$63,412
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey (* Bachelor's degree figures from 2000; foreign-born and median income from 2003)
The figures for each county reflect an increasingly-diverse population served by the University.
The following tables (B and C) present enrollment and basic demographic information for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at Adelphi University in 2005-2006.ace/ethnicity. Table B offers full-time and part-time numbers, totals and full-time equivalents (FTE) by academic school or college. Table C breaks down the enrollments using percentages by location, age, gender, and race/ethnicity.
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Table B: Enrollment Statistics - 2005-2006
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Undergraduate
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Full-time
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Part-time
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Total
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FTE
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Arts & Sciences
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1,743
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99
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1,842
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1,748.2
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Business
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494
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36
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530
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508.9
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Education
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322
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29
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351
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331.6
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IAPS
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311
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14
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325
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309.5
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Nursing
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698
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302
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1,000
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814.7
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Social Work
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107
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29
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136
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113.2
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ABLE
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175
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286
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461
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273.9
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General Studies
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111
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2
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113
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98.0
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Total Undergraduate
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3,961
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797
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4,758
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4,198.0
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Graduate
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Full-time
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Part-time
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Total
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FTE
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Arts & Sciences
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6
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81
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87
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44.3
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Business
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74
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206
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280
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181.5
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Education
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486
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1,085
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1,571
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1,044.9
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IAPS
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157
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210
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367
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284.0
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Nursing
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0
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170
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170
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60.2
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Social Work
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218
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659
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877
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676.8
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Total Graduate
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941
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2,411
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3,352
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2,291.7
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Total University
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4,902
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3,208
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8,110
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6,489.7
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Table C: Student Demographics – 2005-2006
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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% from out of state
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7.6%
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2.5%
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% international students
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3.4%
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2.4%
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% in residence halls
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22.7%
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0.7%
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Age
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Less than 20
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34.4%
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0.0%
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20 to 24
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40.6%
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27.6%
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25 to 29
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6.5%
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26.1%
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30 to 39
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8.7%
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22.2%
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40 or more
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9.8%
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24.1%
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Sex
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Men
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28.4%
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20.6%
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Women
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71.6%
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79.4%
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Ethnicity
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Asian
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7.3%
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3.9%
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Black
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18.1%
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14.5%
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American Indian
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0.1%
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0.1%
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Hispanic
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11.8%
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9.7%
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White
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62.7%
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71.8%
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Over the past five years, Adelphi's enrollment has increased by 18 percent, with an increase of 40 percent at the undergraduate level. The number of new freshmen and transfers increased by 22 percent over this same time period, with applications increasing by 40 percent for freshmen and 69 percent for transfers. In response to this enrollment growth, Adelphi opened a new state-of-the-art residence hall in August 2003 and a new 7,000 square-foot Fine Arts facility, the first new academic building at Adelphi in over thirty years, in March of 2006. Perhaps the most far-reaching and stunning change that has taken place at Adelphi over the last five years is the transformation in the size and composition of the full-time faculty. The number of faculty has grown from 203 in the fall of 2002 to an expected 288 in the fall of 2006, an increase of 42 percent. In addition, annual faculty teaching load was reduced from 21 to 18 credit hours.
Adelphi's positive trajectory continues in its financial and planning spheres. The University has grown its endowment by 63 percent in the last four years, and cash and investments have increased by 60 percent during the same period. Adelphi holds an A- bond rating from Standard & Poor's and has had several successful bond sales to fund recent construction projects. In its 2005 Rating Agency letter, Standard & Poor's stated that, "Adelphi's strong operating performance during the last four fiscal years is a testament to the university's strong management team and financial controls." Adelphi alumni now constitute 60 percent of the Board of Trustees, and for the first time in the University's history, all three Board officers (chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary) are Adelphi alumni. Alumni participation in the Annual Fund has also soared in recent years. In March 2006, the University started its $114 million construction project. Through building state-of-the-art centers for instruction, performing arts, and recreation, modernizing its Woodruff Hall gymnasium, and rebuilding its center for early childhood education, Adelphi has an historic opportunity to complement and amplify the strengths of its existing academic, athletic, and cultural programs to create a more vibrant and inviting campus life for students, faculty, alumni, and the community. Adelphi's growing strength has been the subject of recent media coverage and an example from the New York Times (September 4, 2006) is offered as Exhibit G-1.
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