Basic Information

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 245 (47%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,439
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 64%
From Region 18%
Athletes 7.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Hispanic 18%
Asian 16%
Black 10%
Mixed 7%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Frank G. Zarb School of Business 273 64% / 36% 10% $77,242 76 92%
Accounting 38 68% / 32% 0% $88,620 87 94%
Business Administration 52 +1 54% / 46% 15% $70,829 65 92%
Business Economics 5 +1 100% / 0% 40% $76,017 75
Business Management $70,829 65 92%
Business Statistics 12 58% / 42% 33% $71,105 66 89%
Business Studies 5 80% / 20% 0% $104,860 96 92%
Entrepreneurship 3 67% / 33% 0% $76,302 75
Finance 65 +1 80% / 20% 11% $90,161 88 92%
International Business 5 40% / 60% 20% $58,874 34 89%
Labor Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Logistics 3 67% / 33% 0% $70,829 65 92%
Managerial Economics 9 78% / 22% 33% $77,967 77
Marketing 63 51% / 49% 2% $64,528 51 92%
Quantitative Business 9 78% / 22% 0% $71,105 66 89%
Public Policy 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $66,207 55
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science 96 64% / 36% 2% $81,798 82 90%
Biomedical Engineering 10 50% / 50% 10% $87,691 87
Civil Engineering 16 81% / 19% 0% $87,698 87
Computer Engineering 6 67% / 33% 0% $101,830 95
Electrical Engineering 8 88% / 12% 0% $93,765 91
Engineering Science $89,235 88 97%
Industrial Engineering 3 33% / 67% 0% $93,098 90
Mechanical Engineering 31 77% / 23% 3% $89,695 88 90%
Area Studies $53,467 19
Korean Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $53,474 19
Forensic Science and Technology 21 29% / 71% 0% $52,292 16 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 97 70% / 30% 1% $88,915 87 91%
Computer Science 46 +2 87% / 13% 0% $99,048 94 90%
Computer and Information Sciences 7 86% / 14% 14% $89,797 88
Cybersecurity 17 59% / 41% 0% $93,141 90
Chemistry 3 33% / 67% 0% $63,889 49
Financial Mathematics 4 50% / 50% 0% $93,879 91
Geosciences 5 80% / 20% 0% $60,132 38
Mathematics 11 27% / 73% 0% $69,442 63 96%
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $73,443 71
Classical Languages 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $48,500 10
Women's Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,474 22
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lawrence Herbert School of Communication 513 37% / 63% 2% $54,540 22 97%
Environmental Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,377 24
Natural Sciences 5 20% / 80% 0% $53,141 18
Quantitative Economics 2 100% / 0% 0% $76,725 76
Anthropology 8 +1 0% / 100% 0% $54,605 22
Chinese 1 0% / 100% 0%
Communication 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $69,137 62 86%
Comparative Literature $46,423 8
English 26 +4 23% / 77% 0% $48,127 10 95%
French $48,324 10
Geographic Information Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $58,954 34
Geography 3 67% / 33% 0% $58,629 33
History 19 +3 53% / 47% 0% $62,140 44 97%
International Studies 3 +14 33% / 67% 33% $58,009 32 94%
Italian 1 100% / 0% 0%
Japanese 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,954 11
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $54,305 21
Journalism 47 57% / 43% 0% $55,423 24 99%
Linguistics 10 +3 20% / 80% 0% $46,237 7 100%
Media Studies 18 +1 28% / 72% 11% $69,137 62 86%
Philosophy 10 +4 40% / 60% 0% $52,324 16
Political Science 32 +6 47% / 53% 0% $64,759 51 98%
Public Relations 22 +2 18% / 82% 0% $66,481 56 98%
Radio and Television 37 +1 54% / 46% 3% $61,596 42 96%
Religion/Religious Studies +4 $53,706 20
Social Sciences $55,591 25
Sociology 9 +9 0% / 100% 0% $56,958 28 90%
Spanish 4 +3 25% / 75% 0% $48,347 10
Sustainability Studies 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $39,644 3 94%
Writing +2 $50,728 13
General Education 3 100% / 0% 33% $53,549 19
Physical Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
STEM Education +3 $50,332 13 100%
Secondary Education 9 89% / 11% 0% $60,012 38 100%
Teacher Education 29 +2 0% / 100% 0% $50,332 13 100%
Art History 2 50% / 50% 0% $55,370 24
Art Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,012 38
Broadcasting 30 +1 63% / 37% 13% $61,596 42 96%
Dance 10 +1 10% / 90% 0% $43,421 5 100%
Drama and Dance Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,012 38 100%
Film Production 28 54% / 46% 0% $50,455 13
Music 8 12% / 88% 0% $50,706 13 100%
Music Education 11 27% / 73% 0% $60,012 38 100%
Music Management 24 50% / 50% 4% $50,136 12
Screenwriting 14 43% / 57% 0% $26,343 1 98%
Studio Art 13 +4 31% / 69% 15% $55,370 24 94%
Theater 27 +2 19% / 81% 0% $26,343 1 98%
Criminology 34 +5 6% / 94% 0% $61,307 42 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Professions and Human Services 414 21% / 79% 1% $60,947 41 94%
Biochemistry 7 86% / 14% 14% $66,758 57
Biology 58 +1 31% / 69% 0% $70,900 66 98%
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology $55,700 25
Neuroscience 12 33% / 67% 8% $66,470 56
Allied Health Sciences 31 39% / 61% 0% $54,648 22 94%
Athletic Training $54,648 22
Community Health 46 17% / 83% 0% $57,174 29 89%
Health Sciences 29 31% / 69% 3% $72,102 68 90%
Nursing 33 6% / 94% 0%
Physician Assistant 48 15% / 85% 0% $54,648 22 94%
Pre-Health Studies 7 0% / 100% 0% $59,927 37
Pre-Medicine 11 45% / 55% 0% $59,633 36
Pre-Physician Assistant 4 50% / 50% 0% $62,160 44
Speech-Language Pathology 24 4% / 96% 0% $62,058 44 94%
Psychology 104 +9 13% / 87% 0% $57,616 30 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $61,695
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.6% 371 32% / 68% 1% $58,259 32 96%
Business & Economics 19.5% 272 65% / 35% 10% $77,361 76 92%
Health Sciences 16.7% 233 20% / 80% 0% $59,258 35 92%
Arts 12.1% 169 40% / 60% 4% $47,305 9 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 77 36% / 64% 3% $69,833 64 98%
Engineering 5.3% 74 73% / 27% 3% $90,554 89 90%
Computer Science 5.0% 70 80% / 20% 1% $96,688 92 90%
Professional 3.9% 55 15% / 85% 0% $57,865 31 94%
Education 3.0% 42 29% / 71% 2% $52,692 17 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 24 46% / 54% 0% $71,048 66 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 6 17% / 83% 0% $53,514 19

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.8M #215 4% $0 34 #135 106
Computer Science $1.3M #213 83% $0
Business & Economics $1.2M #199 0% $0
Health Sciences $0.9M #254 2% $0 34 #59
Education $0.9M #247 79% $0 20 #204
Physical Sciences & Math $0.9M #374 50% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #359 55% $0 7 #165 5
Engineering $0.4M #323 49% $0 2
Agriculture & Food Science $0.2M #212 6% $0
Total $10.3M #307 29% $0 95 #179 111 2

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 50% 49% 40%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 29%
SAT Range 1230 – 1400
SAT Math Range 610 – 700
SAT RW Range 620 – 700