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Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Hempstead, NY · 6,155 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $69,039 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$35,1291,840th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$55,4501,877th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$55,4501,875th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$68,2981,795th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,6211,099th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$69,039295th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,131447th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.1%526th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.1%525th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
70.6%618th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1294210th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6,155414th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
24.3%1,490th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 11 mi (JFK)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$70
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 77 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,899—
Engineering ScienceEngineeringbachelors$64,493$62,409
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,855$63,005
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$57,318$50,439
Computer Sciencebachelors$55,964$62,012
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,775$56,234
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,214$55,422
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$47,260$42,682
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$44,021$45,852
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$43,798—
MarketingBusinessbachelors$43,351$44,691
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$41,995$40,747

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,166,698 (M $4,800,094 · W $6,366,604)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hofstra University’s 6,155 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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