Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,004
Graduate Enrollment: 4,193
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, medium, highly residential
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full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 67.76%
Male/Female: 41% / 59% (2017)
First generation college students: 23.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2012)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 78.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 67.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 59.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 51.4% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 52.7%
Black: 8.9%
Hispanic: 15.5%
Asian: 12.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.8%
Non-resident alien: 4.2%
Unknown race: 2.0%
Black: 8.9%
Hispanic: 15.5%
Asian: 12.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.8%
Non-resident alien: 4.2%
Unknown race: 2.0%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $62,994
In-State tuition: $49,410Out-of-State tuition: $49,410
Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,168 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,050 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $21,345 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,050 (2022)
Average Family Income: $100,245 (2017)
Median Family Income: $72,953 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 21.5%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 44.6%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,621 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $250 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $25,892 |
| $30k-48k | $29,445 |
| $48k-75k | $33,426 |
| $75k-110k | $35,140 |
| $110k+ | $35,563 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 60%6-year graduation rate: 70%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.7% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $23,621 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $18,933 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $20,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 73.5% (2015) |
| @3 year | 78.9% (2017) |
| @5 year | 84.4% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 53.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 62.7% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $42,001 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $62,777 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 20 | $20,285 | $71,787 ($5,982) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 105 | $25,000 | $264 | $26,783 ($2,232) | $56,942 ($4,745) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 65 | $24,000 | $246 | $43,237 ($3,603) | $60,872 ($5,073) |
| Master's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 20 | $512 | $46,403 ($3,867) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 46 | $26,000 | $254 | $53,091 ($4,424) | $89,286 ($7,441) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Education, General. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Education, General. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 33 | $50,153 ($4,179) | $58,668 ($4,889) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 20 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 60 | $548 | $66,785 ($5,565) | $70,983 ($5,915) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Special Education and Teaching. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 24 | $21,500 | $228 | $20,092 ($1,674) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 32 | $25,359 | $246 | $49,498 ($4,125) | |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 25 | $417 | $65,918 ($5,493) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 27 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 29 | $23,517 | $249 | $38,547 ($3,212) | $51,422 ($4,285) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 102 | $446 | $65,439 ($5,453) | $73,171 ($6,098) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 18 | $55,085 ($4,590) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Education, Other. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Science. | 48 | $27,000 | $286 | $59,546 ($4,962) | $78,657 ($6,555) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 37 | $22,500 | $217 | $66,529 ($5,544) | $79,950 ($6,663) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 15 | $49,413 ($4,118) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 217 | $1,858 | $64,417 ($5,368) | $91,839 ($7,653) | |
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 48 | $875 | $68,062 ($5,672) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 48 | $24,485 | $240 | $36,989 ($3,082) | $44,369 ($3,697) |
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 41 | $26,000 | $274 | $26,829 ($2,236) | $58,116 ($4,843) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Molecular Medicine. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 30 | $25,750 | $265 | $32,295 ($2,691) | $58,140 ($4,845) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 24 | $26,500 | $281 | $19,738 ($1,645) | $41,288 ($3,441) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 113 | $26,000 | $272 | $25,028 ($2,086) | $45,803 ($3,817) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 59 | $548 | $62,539 ($5,212) | $77,466 ($6,456) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 33 | $1,251 | $85,531 ($7,128) | $95,963 ($7,997) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminology. | 40 | $25,000 | $268 | $26,441 ($2,203) | $53,107 ($4,426) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 16 | $24,750 | $243 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 54 | $23,500 | $246 | $35,200 ($2,933) | $62,002 ($5,167) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 29 | $25,968 | $276 | $23,052 ($1,921) | $52,894 ($4,408) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 20 | $26,000 | $246 | $25,741 ($2,145) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 46 | $26,000 | $276 | $12,893 ($1,074) | $31,513 ($2,626) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 25 | $26,000 | $276 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 29 | $26,742 | $276 | $57,811 ($4,818) | |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 47 | $653 | $56,815 ($4,735) | $80,910 ($6,743) | |
| First Professional Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 77 | $583 | $62,795 ($5,233) | $85,244 ($7,104) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 60 | $26,000 | $260 | $18,600 ($1,550) | $51,861 ($4,322) |
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 47 | $1,325 | $128,232 ($10,686) | $133,158 ($11,097) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 14 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 17 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 95 | $1,749 | $69,693 ($5,808) | $92,966 ($7,747) | |
| Master's Degree | Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 24 | $664 | $46,213 ($3,851) | $51,470 ($4,289) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 48 | $26,000 | $276 | $36,870 ($3,073) | $45,836 ($3,820) |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 34 | $562 | $64,758 ($5,397) | $84,533 ($7,044) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Health. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 50 | $960 | $58,826 ($4,902) | $53,019 ($4,418) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 44 | $131,348 ($10,946) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 77 | $25,750 | $257 | $38,388 ($3,199) | $67,360 ($5,613) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 65 | $734 | $106,565 ($8,880) | $131,481 ($10,957) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 92 | $24,958 | $241 | $56,556 ($4,713) | $80,990 ($6,749) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 73 | $324 | $63,879 ($5,323) | $87,316 ($7,276) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 103 | $24,875 | $246 | $53,686 ($4,474) | $76,953 ($6,413) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 60 | $545 | $73,091 ($6,091) | $89,931 ($7,494) | |
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 13 | $50,549 ($4,212) | $54,570 ($4,548) | ||
| Master's Degree | International Business. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 32 | $24,250 | $261 | $48,351 ($4,029) | $61,165 ($5,097) |
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 89 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 75 | $23,172 | $225 | $41,134 ($3,428) | $63,255 ($5,271) |
| Master's Degree | Marketing. | 37 | $64,034 ($5,336) | |||
| Master's Degree | Taxation. | 19 | $344 | $72,957 ($6,080) | $102,443 ($8,537) | |
| Master's Degree | Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 32 | $102,225 ($8,519) | $108,857 ($9,071) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 22 | $25,418 | $246 | $32,398 ($2,700) | $48,462 ($4,039) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 29 | $25,000 | $249 | $32,022 ($2,669) | |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 59 | $25,000 | $248 | $35,408 ($2,951) | $54,788 ($4,566) |
| Master's Degree | Journalism. | 8 | $59,370 ($4,948) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $126,612Full time faculty: 42%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 13.0
School's endowment start of year: $682,366,337 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $894,326,321 (2022)