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Hofstra University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Hempstead, NY
Population 9,000,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,155
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 43%
Hispanic 19%
Asian 13%
Black 11%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 30%
Life & Natural Sciences 21%
Business & Economics 20%
Arts 14%
Engineering, Computing & Math 11%
Education 2%
Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $57,660
Est. Cost of Attendance $70,624
10-Year ROI $135,000
ROI Percentile 42th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 245 (47th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #258
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #283
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #385
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 332 #64
Life & Natural Sciences 142 #177
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 29%
SAT Range 1,230 – 1,400
ACT Range 28 – 32

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Frank G. Zarb School of Business 241 67% / 33% 12% $89,043
Accounting 25 52% / 48% 8% $94,625
Business Administration 57 +1 60% / 40% 16% $102,217
Business Economics 3 +3 67% / 33% 0%
Business Management 2 50% / 50% 0% $102,217
Business Statistics 7 +2 100% / 0% 14% $71,674
Business Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $105,700
Entrepreneurship 9 +1 67% / 33% 11%
Finance 67 85% / 15% 15% $96,519
International Business 4 0% / 100% 25% $59,345
Logistics 2 100% / 0% 0% $102,217
Managerial Economics 4 100% / 0% 50%
Marketing 45 +2 51% / 49% 7% $65,044
Quantitative Business 10 +1 100% / 0% 0% $71,674
Public Policy 3 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science 89 64% / 36% 8% $81,110
Biomedical Engineering 8 25% / 75% 0%
Civil Engineering 16 81% / 19% 6%
Computer Engineering 5 80% / 20% 0%
Electrical Engineering 11 73% / 27% 9%
Engineering Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $88,648
Industrial Engineering 7 57% / 43% 14%
Mechanical Engineering 31 77% / 23% 13% $89,105
Area Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Forensic Science and Technology 9 11% / 89% 0% $52,735
Korean Studies
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 81 73% / 27% 10% $92,174
Computer Science 36 86% / 14% 8% $99,199
Computer and Information Sciences 4 75% / 25% 25%
Financial Mathematics
Mathematics 11 +2 73% / 27% 0% $69,184
Physics 5 +1 40% / 60% 20%
Chemistry 6 50% / 50% 0%
Geosciences 5 20% / 80% 20%
Classical Languages 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Women's Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Cybersecurity 12 92% / 8% 17%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Lawrence Herbert School of Communication 472 38% / 62% 2% $57,001
Environmental Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Natural Sciences 13 46% / 54% 0%
Quantitative Economics 2 50% / 50% 0%
Anthropology 6 +1 17% / 83% 17%
Communication 6 +2 33% / 67% 0% $69,480
Comparative Literature
Criminology 25 +5 40% / 60% 0% $61,697
English 25 +4 16% / 84% 0% $48,334
French
Geographic Information Science 1 0% / 100% 0%
Geography 4 +2 75% / 25% 0%
History 15 +5 53% / 47% 0% $62,313
International Studies 1 +4 100% / 0% 0% $58,067
Japanese 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Journalism 36 58% / 42% 6% $55,698
Linguistics 4 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Media Studies 11 18% / 82% 0% $69,480
Philosophy 4 +3 50% / 50% 0%
Political Science 38 +8 37% / 63% 3% $65,171
Public Relations 27 19% / 81% 0% $66,810
Radio and Television 32 59% / 41% 0% $61,902
Religion/Religious Studies
Social Sciences
Sociology 8 +5 12% / 88% 0% $57,320
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Sustainability Studies 5 +3 40% / 60% 0%
Writing 3 0% / 100% 0%
General Education 5 100% / 0% 0%
STEM Education 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $59,593
Secondary Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $66,687
Teacher Education 20 +2 10% / 90% 0% $59,593
Art History
Art Teacher Education
Broadcasting 47 +1 53% / 47% 4% $61,902
Dance 15 7% / 93% 0%
Drama and Dance Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $66,687
Film Production 11 55% / 45% 0%
Music 17 +2 47% / 53% 0% $50,955
Music Education 16 44% / 56% 0% $66,687
Music Management 14 57% / 43% 7%
Screenwriting 8 50% / 50% 0% $26,472
Studio Art 11 +1 9% / 91% 9% $55,641
Theater 33 +2 21% / 79% 0% $26,472
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Health Professions and Human Services 331 25% / 75% 2% $74,289
Allied Health Sciences 32 44% / 56% 3% $95,819
Athletic Training
Biochemistry 8 50% / 50% 0%
Biology 44 30% / 70% 0% $70,819
Community Health 36 19% / 81% 3% $72,313
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Health Sciences 22 36% / 64% 5% $72,727
Neuroscience 7 29% / 71% 0%
Physician Assistant 45 20% / 80% 0% $95,819
Pre-Health Studies 5 40% / 60% 0%
Pre-Medicine 8 50% / 50% 0%
Pre-Physician Assistant 1 0% / 100% 0%
Speech-Language Pathology 26 +1 8% / 92% 0% $80,216
Psychology 96 +7 18% / 82% 3% $58,106