Hofstra University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 9,000,000

Weather

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

Honors College

Name Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,439
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 64%
From Region 18%
Athletes 375 (6.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Frank G. Zarb School of Business 273 64% 55% 11% 5% 12% 10% $77,541 66 -0.44 69 95%
Accounting 38 — 68% 55% 16% 5% 21% 0% $82,626 42 -0.28 77 98% — — — —
Business Administration 52 +1 54% 50% 10% 8% 6% 15% $71,145 45 -0.34 56 96% — — — —
Business Economics 5 +1 100% 60% 0% 0% 0% 40% $78,610 24 -0.73 71 — — — — —
Business Management — — — — — — — — $71,145 45 -0.34 56 96% — — — —
Business Statistics 12 — 58% 50% 8% 8% 0% 33% $66,756 4 -1.47 45 95% — — — —
Business Studies 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $104,860 91 +1.42 93 92% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $78,583 69 +0.12 71 — — — — —
Finance 65 +1 80% 52% 15% 0% 15% 11% $85,795 34 -0.46 80 95% — — — —
International Business 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $76,001 43 -0.34 66 95% — — — —
Labor Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,860 42 -0.23 60 — — — — —
Logistics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,145 7 -1.22 56 96% — — — —
Managerial Economics 9 — 78% 44% 11% 0% 0% 33% $80,059 27 -0.67 73 — — — — —
Marketing 63 — 51% 62% 5% 10% 14% 2% $73,055 40 -0.35 61 93% — — — —
Quantitative Business 9 — 78% 44% 44% 11% 0% 0% $66,756 4 -1.47 45 95% — — — —
Public Policy 3 +2 0% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $69,495 44 -0.20 52 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science 96 64% 50% 12% 8% 19% 2% $78,174 67 -1.37 70 93%
Biomedical Engineering 10 — 50% 30% 10% 20% 10% 10% $84,609 9 -1.21 79 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 16 — 81% 44% 19% 6% 19% 0% $89,235 30 -0.44 83 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 6 — 67% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $91,798 2 -1.19 85 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 8 — 88% 38% 12% 0% 38% 0% $91,502 1 -1.21 85 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 3 — 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% $89,766 2 -1.54 84 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 31 — 77% 55% 13% 6% 19% 3% $81,475 1 -2.23 75 94% — — — —
Area Studies — — — — — — — — $54,632 41 -0.37 15 — — — — —
Korean Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,934 42 -0.34 15 — — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 21 — 29% 71% 10% 5% 10% 0% $52,292 10 -1.05 11 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 97 70% 40% 29% 7% 16% 1% $79,673 72 -0.83 73 93%
Computer Science 46 +2 87% 30% 37% 11% 20% 0% $81,960 5 -1.26 76 92% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 7 — 86% 57% 14% 0% 14% 14% $88,118 30 -0.49 82 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 17 — 59% 35% 41% 6% 6% 0% $88,853 41 -0.25 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $70,508 48 -0.10 55 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics 4 — 50% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $79,918 11 -0.91 73 — — — — —
Geosciences 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $60,721 35 -0.39 29 — — — — —
Mathematics 11 — 27% 45% 18% 9% 9% 0% $69,442 30 -0.60 52 96% — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,884 20 -0.70 63 — — — — —
Classical Languages 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,797 28 -0.56 10 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,672 48 -0.19 15 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lawrence Herbert School of Communication 513 37% 62% 6% 7% 16% 2% $55,811 3 -0.00 17 96%
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,934 25 -0.59 13 — — — — —
Natural Sciences 5 — 20% 20% 60% 0% 20% 0% $54,827 31 -0.48 15 — — — — —
Quantitative Economics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,993 23 -0.75 70 — — — — —
Chinese 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,961 28 -0.54 10 — — — — —
Comparative Literature — — — — — — — — $52,767 56 +0.04 11 — — — — —
English 26 +4 23% 58% 8% 0% 19% 0% $60,736 89 +1.01 29 98% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $52,169 29 -0.52 11 — — — — —
History 19 +3 53% 84% 0% 5% 11% 0% $59,286 72 +0.23 25 97% — — — —
Italian 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,104 29 -0.53 10 — — — — —
Japanese 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,856 28 -0.55 10 — — — — —
Jewish Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,287 78 +0.55 16 — — — — —
Linguistics 10 +3 20% 70% 10% 10% 10% 0% $46,237 11 -1.05 5 100% — — — —
Philosophy 10 +4 40% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $55,375 37 -0.46 16 — — — — —
Religion and Contemporary Issues — +4 — — — — — — $55,099 78 +0.53 15 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +3 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,495 27 -0.58 10 — — — — —
Writing — +2 — — — — — — $67,308 96 +1.82 47 — — — — —
Anthropology 8 +1 0% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $49,349 18 -0.68 7 — — — — —
Communication 3 +1 67% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $48,015 7 -1.29 6 90% — — — —
Geographic Information Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,908 36 -0.37 24 100% — — — —
Geography 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,908 36 -0.37 24 100% — — — —
International Studies 3 +14 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $61,909 23 -0.56 32 96% — — — —
Journalism 47 — 57% 62% 4% 6% 21% 0% $66,807 74 +0.50 45 94% — — — —
Media Studies 18 +1 28% 44% 11% 17% 6% 11% $48,015 7 -1.29 6 90% — — — —
Political Science 32 +6 47% 44% 19% 16% 12% 0% $64,900 31 -0.54 40 100% — — — —
Public Relations 22 +2 18% 77% 0% 5% 18% 0% $69,673 39 -0.18 53 99% — — — —
Radio and Television 37 +1 54% 68% 3% 5% 14% 3% $57,858 38 -0.38 22 94% — — — —
Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $50,417 24 -0.59 8 — — — — —
Sociology 9 +9 0% 44% 0% 22% 22% 0% $43,780 3 -1.19 3 92% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 4 +1 50% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $39,644 2 -2.25 2 94% — — — —
General Education 3 — 100% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $54,114 46 -0.11 14 — — — — —
Physical Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,594 97 +2.33 67 100% — — — —
STEM Education — +3 — — — — — — $50,331 16 -0.71 8 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 9 — 89% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,594 99 +2.52 67 100% — — — —
Teacher Education 29 +2 0% 83% 3% 0% 10% 0% $50,331 24 -0.56 8 100% — — — —
Art History 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,724 45 -0.24 6 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,594 100 +3.19 67 100% — — — —
Broadcasting 30 +1 63% 57% 7% 7% 10% 13% $57,858 90 +1.28 22 94% — — — —
Dance 10 +1 10% 60% 10% 0% 20% 0% $57,951 98 +1.99 22 100% — — — —
Drama and Dance Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,594 100 +4.49 67 100% — — — —
Film Production 28 — 54% 68% 4% 0% 14% 0% $50,905 63 +0.27 9 — — — — —
Music 8 — 12% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $50,706 66 +0.43 9 100% — — — —
Music Education 11 — 27% 64% 0% 18% 18% 0% $76,594 100 +3.21 67 100% — — — —
Music Management 24 — 50% 62% 4% 4% 17% 4% $52,167 74 +0.58 11 — — — — —
Screenwriting 14 — 43% 64% 0% 14% 14% 0% $29,348 2 -1.84 1 98% — — — —
Studio Art 13 +4 31% 31% 0% 8% 31% 15% $55,370 88 +0.92 16 94% — — — —
Theater 27 +2 19% 81% 4% 11% 4% 0% $29,348 2 -1.84 1 98% — — — —
Criminology 34 +5 6% 38% 15% 18% 26% 0% $57,015 33 -0.40 20 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Health Professions and Human Services 414 21% 48% 21% 7% 17% 1% $71,240 48 +0.42 57 97%
Biochemistry 7 — 86% 43% 14% 14% 14% 14% $69,144 41 -0.21 51 — — — — —
Biology 58 +1 31% 41% 28% 3% 19% 0% $71,636 78 +0.60 58 97% — — — —
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology — — — — — — — — $60,724 76 +0.49 29 — — — — —
Neuroscience 12 — 33% 50% 33% 8% 0% 8% $71,605 69 +0.41 57 — — — — —
Allied Health Sciences 31 — 39% 45% 6% 13% 26% 0% $84,285 92 +1.08 79 98% — — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $84,285 77 +0.87 79 98% — — — —
Community Health 46 — 17% 35% 22% 13% 24% 0% $64,360 42 -0.28 39 99% — — — —
Health Sciences 29 — 31% 41% 21% 10% 14% 3% $75,297 74 +0.47 65 96% — — — —
Nursing 33 — 6% 58% 27% 6% 9% 0% $93,199 63 +0.10 87 — — — — —
Physician Assistant 48 — 15% 50% 35% 0% 6% 0% $84,285 92 +1.08 79 98% — — — —
Pre-Health Studies 7 — 0% 29% 14% 14% 29% 0% $74,431 73 +0.41 64 — — — — —
Pre-Medicine 11 — 45% 9% 73% 0% 18% 0% $74,883 73 +0.44 64 — — — — —
Pre-Physician Assistant 4 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $74,785 73 +0.43 64 — — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 24 — 4% 54% 8% 12% 25% 0% $69,871 87 +1.01 53 100% — — — —
Psychology 104 +9 13% 60% 10% 6% 19% 0% $55,735 58 +0.10 17 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $61,695
ROI Percentile 48th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 21.1% 294 32% 59% 8% 8% 17% 1% $58,749 50 -0.19 24 95% —
Business & Economics 19.5% 272 65% 55% 11% 5% 12% 10% $77,633 47 -0.44 69 95% —
Health Sciences 16.7% 233 20% 44% 24% 8% 17% 0% $78,107 55 +0.53 70 98% —
Arts 12.1% 169 40% 63% 4% 7% 15% 4% $49,790 42 +0.37 8 97% —
Humanities 5.5% 77 35% 62% 4% 4% 21% 0% $56,520 59 +0.14 18 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 77 36% 43% 27% 5% 16% 3% $71,405 68 +0.50 57 97% —
Engineering 5.3% 74 73% 45% 14% 8% 22% 3% $85,833 1 -1.48 80 95% —
Computer Science 5.0% 70 80% 34% 36% 9% 16% 1% $84,250 9 -0.94 78 92% —
Professional 3.9% 55 15% 51% 13% 13% 20% 0% $55,212 10 -0.65 16 92% —
Education 3.0% 42 29% 83% 2% 2% 7% 2% $56,854 71 +0.20 19 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 24 46% 58% 12% 4% 12% 0% $69,689 25 -0.55 53 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 6 17% 33% 50% 0% 17% 0% $54,678 25 -0.50 15 — —

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 #203 — —
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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 46 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Track & Field (combined) 44 $432K $432K $0
Baseball 37 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Soccer 29 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Wrestling 27 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 14 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Golf 9 $249K $249K $0
Tennis 8 $285K $285K $0
Total 190 $11.9M $11.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 117 $405K $405K $0
Lacrosse 33 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 30 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Field Hockey 27 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 22 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Basketball 14 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Tennis 11 $308K $308K $0
Golf 10 $306K $306K $0
Total 185 $11.6M $11.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 161 $838K $838K $0
Lacrosse 79 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Soccer 59 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Baseball 37 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Basketball 28 $7.2M $7.2M $0
Field Hockey 27 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Wrestling 27 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 22 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Golf 19 $555K $555K $0
Tennis 19 $593K $593K $0
Volleyball 18 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Total 375 $30.2M $30.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 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