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Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY · CDS 20242025 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
68.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
10.3%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
66.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$76,602
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
13:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,619

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates6,581
Total all graduate4,104
Grand total all students10,685

Admissions

Total applicants25,021
Total admitted17,035
Total enrolled1,754
Overall admit rate68.1%
Admit rate — women69.9%
Admit rate — men65.3%
Yield rate10.3%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing dateEarly Action I - 11/15/2024 (and Early Action II - 12/15/2024)
EA notification dateEarly Action I - 12/15/2024 (and Early Action II - 1/15/2025)
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT26.0%
% submitting ACT4.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile620
SAT EBRW 75th %ile700
SAT Math 25th %ile610
SAT Math 75th %ile700
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class19.0%
% in top 25% of HS class56.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$56,545
Tuition — out-of-state$56,545
Required fees$1,115
Room and board$18,942
Total cost — in-state$76,602
Total cost — out-of-state$76,602

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$29,184
Avg % of need met66.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$25,182
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,619

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist267
# admitted from waitlist23
Waitlist admit rate19.7%
Transfer applicants (total)1,934
Transfer admit rate42.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio13:1
% faculty full-time37.3%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)68.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$34,176Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)69.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)58.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate83.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$72,921Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant25.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan46.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full13.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress29.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress26.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted2.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white43.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino18.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white70.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services19.0%
Health Professions And Related Programs16.7%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs11.3%
Visual And Performing Arts9.0%
Psychology7.5%
Social Sciences6.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.5%
Engineering5.3%