NY
Adelphi University
4.74 incidents / 1,000 students
Garden City, NY · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Adelphi University
Across 2022–2024, Adelphi University reported 37 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: SUNY Brockport.
- 4.74
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,583
- Rank of 2,072
- #165
- NY rank
- 7,603
- Enrolled students
4.74 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Adelphi University reports 4.74 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 239% above University of Southern Maine. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Southern Maine (3.02/1k); Ensign College (1.19/1k); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.37/1k); Camden County College (0.13/1k); Chattanooga State Community College (0.26/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes SUNY Brockport (5.48/1k); State University of New York at New Paltz (2.41/1k); Monroe University (1.35/1k); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1.56/1k); Fashion Institute of Technology (0.73/1k); Yeshiva University (0.43/1k); State University of New York at Cortland (4.90/1k); New York Institute of Technology (3.34/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 4.74
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,583
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 76%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 18
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 188429 · Adelphi University 4.74/1k score rate · #1,583/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 4.74/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,583/2,072
- ST-MID #165 in state
- ABOVE-PEER University of Southern Maine · +1.71
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 125%
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-MID 7,603
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: University of Southern Maine (-1.71/1k)
Adelphi University sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer University of Southern Maine. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of Southern Maine (-1.71/1k). National rank #1,583 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Adelphi University reports 4.74 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 239% above University of Southern Maine. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Southern Maine (3.02/1k); Ensign College (1.19/1k); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.37/1k); Camden County College (0.13/1k); Chattanooga State Community College (0.26/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes SUNY Brockport (5.48/1k); State University of New York at New Paltz (2.41/1k); Monroe University (1.35/1k); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1.56/1k); Fashion Institute of Technology (0.73/1k); Yeshiva University (0.43/1k); State University of New York at Cortland (4.90/1k); New York Institute of Technology (3.34/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Adelphi University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Adelphi on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Camden County College · lowest peer 0.13
Camden County College — lowest peer
0.13 per 1,000 students
- Ensign College · near 1.19
Ensign College — near
1.19 per 1,000 students
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute · near
Worcester Polytechnic Institute — near
2.37 per 1,000 students
- University of Southern Maine · near
University of Southern Maine — near
3.02 per 1,000 students
- Adelphi University · this campus · highest
Adelphi University — this campus · highest
4.74 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Adelphi University's 4.74/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Adelphi University increased from 11 to 18 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 NY 4-year peers in this comparison, Adelphi University is larger than 72% and safer-reporting than 25% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Adelphi University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena College | 3,720 | 3.76 | 0 | 33 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | 3,736 | 0.54 | 3 | 83 |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent | 3,774 | 0.79 | 6 | 75 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | 3,781 | 3.17 | 8 | 39 |
| School of Visual Arts | 3,812 | 2.89 | 11 | 42 |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | 3,899 | 0.00 | 14 | 97 |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | 3,945 | 5.32 | 17 | 11 |
| Iona University | 3,958 | 1.77 | 19 | 56 |
| Niagara University | 4,033 | 4.46 | 22 | 28 |
| Teachers College at Columbia University | 4,401 | 2.04 | 25 | 53 |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 4,540 | 4.85 | 28 | 22 |
| Adelphi University (this campus) | 7,603 | 4.74 | 72 | 25 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Adelphi University rose from 11 to 18 (+64%). The increase shows up in Fondling (1 to 8), Burglary (2 to 4) and Aggravated Assault (1 to 2). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (3 to 1) and Rape (4 to 2).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Adelphi University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Rape, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault and Robbery.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyAdelphi University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 125% (8 → 18 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Rape | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Burglary | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
36 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 23 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 10 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 18 |
Adelphi University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
ME
University of Southern Maine
3.02 incidents / 1,000 students
UT
Ensign College
1.19 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Adelphi University sits on price and outcomes
At $30,783, Adelphi University's reported average net price is cheaper than 83% among 326 New York colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,940.
- $30,783
- average net price
- $17,940
- New York median
- 2.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $11,577
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $24,095 for families reporting under $30,000 against $35,672 above $110,000, a difference of $11,577. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $30,783 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $63,688 run about 2.1 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $49,110
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $49,110
- Avg Net Price
- $30,783
- Median Debt
- $25,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 31%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- SAT Average
- 1219
- SAT Math Range
- 550-680
- ACT Average
- 26
- ACT Range
- 24-30
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 68%
- Retention Rate
- 83%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $63,688
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $75,482
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 77%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 915 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME · 7,604 enrolled
Safety Score 3.02
Ensign College
Salt Lake City, UT · 7,594 enrolled
Safety Score 1.19
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA · 7,584 enrolled
Safety Score 2.37
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ · 7,622 enrolled
Safety Score 0.13
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN · 7,623 enrolled
Safety Score 0.26
Closest by National Rank
Adelphi University (national rank #1583) sits near Moravian University (#1584) and Northwest Indian College (#1582) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Adelphi University, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME · 7,604 enrolled
Safety score 3.02
Ensign College
Salt Lake City, UT · 7,594 enrolled
Safety score 1.19
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA · 7,584 enrolled
Safety score 2.37
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL · 7,652 enrolled
Safety score 0.91
Nevada State University
Henderson, NV · 7,549 enrolled
Safety score 1.19
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ · 7,544 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC · 7,674 enrolled
Safety score 9.38
Westcliff University
Irvine, CA · 7,686 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA · 2,745 enrolled
Safety score 4.74
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA · 844 enrolled
Safety score 4.74
Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA · 636 enrolled
Safety score 4.72
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH · 2,332 enrolled
Safety score 4.72
Vermont State University
Randolph, VT · 5,093 enrolled
Safety score 4.71
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus
Mansfield, OH · 849 enrolled
Safety score 4.71
Ohio State University-Marion Campus
Marion, OH · 849 enrolled
Safety score 4.71
Norwich University
Northfield, VT · 3,149 enrolled
Safety score 4.76
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Adelphi University safe?
Adelphi University has a safety score of 4.74 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,583 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of Southern Maine (3.02/1k). Same-state same-level set: SUNY Brockport (5.48/1k); State University of New York at New Paltz (2.41/1k); Monroe University (1.35/1k); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1.56/1k); Fashion Institute of Technology (0.73/1k); Yeshiva University (0.43/1k); State University of New York at Cortland (4.90/1k); New York Institute of Technology (3.34/1k).
What crimes are reported at Adelphi University?
For calendar year 2024, Adelphi University reported Fondling (8), Burglary (4), Aggravated Assault (2), Rape (2) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1), and 1 further category in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Adelphi University compare to similar schools?
Adelphi University reports 239% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of Southern Maine. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of Southern Maine (3.02/1k); Ensign College (1.19/1k); Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.37/1k); Camden County College (0.13/1k); Chattanooga State Community College (0.26/1k). Same-state same-level set: SUNY Brockport (5.48/1k); State University of New York at New Paltz (2.41/1k); Monroe University (1.35/1k); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1.56/1k); Fashion Institute of Technology (0.73/1k); Yeshiva University (0.43/1k); State University of New York at Cortland (4.90/1k); New York Institute of Technology (3.34/1k).
Does Adelphi University have fire safety data?
Yes. Adelphi University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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