Hofstra University Healthcare Programs

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

Where Is Hofstra University?

Contact details for Hofstra are given below.

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

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?

Hofstra has an acceptance rate of 69%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

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.

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.

Can I Afford Hofstra University?

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Hofstra, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $9,231 a year. That adds up to $36,924 over four years for those students.

Hofstra University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,050 undergraduate students at Hofstra, with 5,747 being full-time and 303 being part-time.

There are also 4,193 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,747 full-time undergraduates at Hofstra, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	724
Black or African American	486
Hispanic or Latino	884
White	3,052
International Students	252
Other Races/Ethnicities	349

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.

Online Learning at Hofstra University

In 2022-2023, 1,995 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hofstra has changed over the last few years.

Hofstra University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Physician Assistant	37	0	62	0	99
Medicine	0	0	0	96	96
Health Care Management	0	0	66	0	66
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	57	0	0	0	57
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	0	0	46	0	46
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	0	19	20	0	39
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	38	0	0	0	38
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	1	32	0	33
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	28	0	0	0	28
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	1	27	0	28
Occupational Therapy	0	0	27	0	27
Speech Pathology & Audiology	22	0	0	0	22
Art Therapy	0	0	22	0	22
General Public Health	0	0	20	0	20
Medical Informatics	0	0	19	0	19
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist	0	0	10	0	10
Athletic Training	8	0	0	0	8
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	8	0	0	0	8
Health/Medical Physics	0	0	8	0	8
Audiology/Audiologist	0	0	0	6	6
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	0	0	4	0	4
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	1	3	0	4
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	0	0	4	0	4
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	0	0	3	0	3
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	2	0	0	0	2
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing	0	2	0	0	2
Medical Scientist	0	0	0	0	0
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	200	24	373	102	699

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Dan14641 under License

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