Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
6,224undergraduates
68%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$35,687average net price per year
67%graduate in 6 years
83%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 22,890
- Admitted
- 16,157
- Admit rate
- 68%
- Admit rate, women
- 73%
- Admit rate, men
- 68%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 10%
- First-year students
- 1,593
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 31%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 610-690
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 600-690
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 5%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 27-31
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
82 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (12)
- Accounting Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (57 awarded)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Business Statistics Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (67 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (45 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (8)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Physician Associate/Assistant Bachelor's (45 awarded)
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Pre-Physician Assistant Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (6)
- Journalism Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Public Relations/Image Management Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Radio and Television Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other Bachelor's (47 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (7)
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Dance, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Music Management Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Playwriting and Screenwriting Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (96 awarded)
Social sciences (8)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Criminology Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Engineering (7)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Computer Engineering, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Engineering Science Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Industrial Engineering Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (31 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (4)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (44 awarded)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (3)
- Computer and Information Sciences, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (36 awarded)
Education (5)
- Drama and Dance Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Bachelor's (20 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Writing, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (3)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Natural Sciences Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Sustainability Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Forensic Science and Technology Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (4)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Japanese Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (2)
- Area Studies, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (86)
- Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Art Therapy/Therapist Master's
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Audiology/Audiologist Doctorate (professional)
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's
- Health/Medical Physics Master's
- Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's
- Medical Informatics Master's
- Medicine Doctorate (professional)
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's
- Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist Master's
- Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Public Health, General Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other Master's
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's
- American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master's
- Health Law Master's
- Law Doctorate (professional)
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business Statistics Master's
- Business/Commerce, General Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Finance and Financial Management Services, Other Post-master's certificate
- Management Information Systems and Services, Other Master's
- Management Science Master's
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's
- Marketing, Other Post-master's certificate
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's
- Taxation Master's
- Art Teacher Education Master's
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Biology Teacher Education Master's
- Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education Master's
- Chemistry Teacher Education Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Post-master's certificate
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Education, General Doctorate (research)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Educational/Instructional Technology Master's
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Master's
- French Language Teacher Education Master's
- Health Teacher Education Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Post-master's certificate
- Learning Sciences Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Mathematics Teacher Education Master's
- Music Teacher Education Master's
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's
- Physics Teacher Education Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Secondary Education and Teaching Post-master's certificate
- Social Studies Teacher Education Master's
- Spanish Language Teacher Education Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Special Education and Teaching, Other Master's
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Master's
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's
- Clinical Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master's
- Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology Doctorate (research)
- School Psychology Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Behavioral Sciences Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Mathematics and Computer Science Master's
- Sustainability Studies Master's
- Engineering/Industrial Management Master's
- Forensic Science and Technology Master's
- Journalism Master's
- Public Relations/Image Management Master's
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Master's
- Computer Science Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's
- Molecular Medicine Doctorate (research)
- Creative Writing Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $55,450
- Housing and food on campus
- $17,720
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,050
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $76,220
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $76,220
- Total cost living at home
- $59,072
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $29,667 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $31,575 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $35,162 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $38,553 |
| Over $110,000 | $37,740 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 99%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 99%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $33,007
- Got a grant from the college
- 99%
- Average grant from the college
- $30,361
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 24%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 53%
- Average amount borrowed
- $9,717
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 57%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 66%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 67%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 70%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 67%
- Transferred to another college
- 22%
- Came back for year two
- 83%
| Pell grant students | 58% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 70% |
| Neither | 70% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 953 | 69% |
| Men | 673 | 65% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 55% (small group) |
| Asian | 194 | 70% |
| Black | 170 | 54% |
| Hispanic | 213 | 65% |
| White | 852 | 73% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 50% |
| Race unknown | 28 | 61% |
| International | 106 | 51% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,666 | 70% | 22% |
| Started here, part-time | 6 | 0% (small group) | 33% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 492 | 65% | 14% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 82 | 26% | 34% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 10,393
- Undergraduates
- 6,224
- Full-time undergraduates
- 6,001
- Part-time undergraduates
- 223
- Graduate students
- 4,169
- Students per faculty member
- 13 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 67%
- From out of state
- 29%
- From other countries
- 3%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 2%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 14%
| Women | 56% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 15% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 17% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 48% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 4% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 100 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 11549
- County
- Nassau County
- Type
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.