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Hofstra University Overview

Hofstra University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Hempstead, New York. Hempstead is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Hofstra University Known For?

1,392 Undergraduate Awards
$47,140 Avg Cost After Aid
69% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Hofstra.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 43% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Hofstra bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $69,039 a year. That's about 69% more than their peers at other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Hofstra to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Hofstra University?

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Contact details for Hofstra are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 100 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549
Phone: 516-463-6600
Website: www.hofstra.edu

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How Do I Get Into Hofstra?

You can apply to Hofstra online at: www.hofstra.edu/application

Admission Requirements for Hofstra

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hofstra?

69% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
35% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Hofstra is 69%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Hofstra submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 690.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Hofstra University  ( 600 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Hofstra University  ( 590 to 690 )
200
800
Hofstra received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

ACT English Scores for Hofstra University  ( 26 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Hofstra University  ( 26 to 31 )
1
36

Can I Afford Hofstra University?

$47,140 Net Price
53% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Hofstra is $47,140. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hofstra, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $10,202 a year. That adds up to $40,808 over four years for those students.

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Hofstra University Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,806 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,120 undergraduate students at Hofstra, with 5,806 being full-time and 314 being part-time.

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There are also 4,324 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,806 full-time undergraduates at Hofstra, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hofstra University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 691
Black or African American 495
Hispanic or Latino 812
White 3,177
International Students 306
Other Races/Ethnicities 325

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Hofstra University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 87 countries are represented at Hofstra. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Hofstra University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Law 0 0 0 258 258
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 26 0 216 0 242
Teacher Education Subject Specific 27 2 110 4 143
Allied Health Professions 66 0 75 0 141
General Psychology 112 0 0 0 112
Nursing 0 28 57 19 104
Public Health 57 2 38 0 97
Medicine 0 0 0 93 93
Marketing 58 2 17 0 77
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 76 0 76
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 75 0 75
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 11 35 28 74
Accounting 50 0 23 0 73
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 72 0 0 0 72
General Biology 56 0 11 0 67
Business Administration & Management 55 0 12 0 67
Journalism 48 0 18 0 66
Communication Sciences 22 0 36 7 65
Teacher Education Grade Specific 26 20 17 0 63
Finance & Financial Management 61 0 1 0 62
Computer Science 46 0 14 0 60
Public Relations & Advertising 40 0 14 0 54
Mental & Social Health Services 0 3 50 0 53
Educational Administration 0 14 13 20 47
Special Education 0 4 43 0 47
Criminology 44 0 0 0 44
Political Science & Government 41 0 0 0 41
Legal Research 0 0 40 0 40
Drama & Theater Arts 37 0 0 0 37
Security Science and Technology 10 0 24 0 34
History 27 0 0 0 27
Mechanical Engineering 25 0 0 0 25
Health Sciences & Services 25 0 0 0 25
Civil Engineering 23 0 0 0 23
Teaching English or French 0 3 19 0 22
General English Literature 22 0 0 0 22
Health/Medical Prep Programs 10 12 0 0 22
International Studies 19 0 0 0 19
Sociology 18 0 0 0 18
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 17 0 17
Fine & Studio Arts 16 0 0 0 16
Communication & Media Studies 14 0 0 0 14
Information Technology 11 0 3 0 14
Student Counseling 0 0 14 0 14
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 14 0 14
Music 14 0 0 0 14
Sustainability Science 7 0 6 0 13
International Business 12 0 0 0 12
Taxation 0 0 11 0 11
Biomedical Engineering 11 0 0 0 11
Mathematics 11 0 0 0 11
Natural Sciences 11 0 0 0 11
Dance 11 0 0 0 11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 10 0 0 0 10
Anthropology 10 0 0 0 10
Economics 10 0 0 0 10
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 9 0 0 0 9
Management Information Systems 0 0 9 0 9
General Education 0 2 0 7 9
Electrical Engineering 9 0 0 0 9
Romance Languages 9 0 0 0 9
Philosophy 9 0 0 0 9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 7 0 0 0 7
General Business/Commerce 0 0 6 0 6
Writing Studies 4 0 2 0 6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 6 0 0 0 6
Chemistry 6 0 0 0 6
Geography & Cartography 6 0 0 0 6
Public Policy 6 0 0 0 6
Business/Managerial Economics 5 0 0 0 5
Educational Assessment 0 5 0 0 5
Industrial Engineering 5 0 0 0 5
Geological & Earth Sciences 5 0 0 0 5
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 5 5
Entrepreneurial Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 4 0 4
Multilingual Education 0 3 1 0 4
Classical Languages & Literature 4 0 0 0 4
Liberal Arts General Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Physics 4 0 0 0 4
Arts & Media Management 4 0 0 0 4
Molecular Medicine 0 0 0 3 3
Computer Engineering 2 0 0 0 2
Area Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Applied Mathematics 2 0 0 0 2
Religious Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 1 0 1
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1 0 0 0 1
Computer Information Systems 1 0 0 0 1
Instructional Media Design 0 0 1 0 1
Engineering Science 1 0 0 0 1
East Asian Languages 1 0 0 0 1
Germanic Languages 1 0 0 0 1
Natural Resources Conservation 1 0 0 0 1
General Social Sciences 1 0 0 0 1
Genetics 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0
Literature 0 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Science 0 0 0 0 0
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Other Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,392 111 1,123 444 3,070

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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