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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.

180 Undergraduate Degrees
585 Graduate Degrees
$47,140 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
69% Acceptance Rate

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

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
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.

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

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 53% of students took out student loans averaging $10,202 a year. That adds up to $40,808 over four years for those students.

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 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 63 0 100
Medicine 0 0 0 93 93
Health Care Management 0 0 76 0 76
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 0 24 24 13 61
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 57 0 0 0 57
Occupational Therapy 0 0 37 0 37
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 0 0 36 0 36
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 0 3 31 0 34
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 2 25 5 32
General Public Health 0 2 29 0 31
Art Therapy 0 0 31 0 31
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 27 0 0 0 27
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 25 0 0 0 25
Speech Pathology & Audiology 22 0 0 0 22
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 0 0 19 0 19
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 5 12 0 0 17
Medical Informatics 0 0 14 0 14
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 0 0 12 0 12
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 2 8 1 11
Health/Medical Physics 0 0 9 0 9
Audiology/Audiologist 0 0 0 7 7
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 5 0 0 0 5
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 0 0 5 0 5
Athletic Training 2 0 0 0 2
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 0 0 2 0 2
Medical Scientist 0 0 0 0 0
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 0 0 0 0 0
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 180 45 421 119 765

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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