Description
Hofstra University can help you get where you want to go, with small classes, dedicated faculty and a beautiful, energized campus, plus all the opportunities of New York City within easy reach.
Find your future by choosing from about 150 undergraduate and about 160 graduate programs, in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication, Education, Health and Human Services and Honors studies, as well as a School of Law. The student-faculty ratio of 14 to 1 and a priority on teaching excellence ensures you're part of creating your own success.
At Hofstra, you'll have all the resources you need - excellent library resources with extensive online and print collections, state-of-the-art classrooms, learning and laboratory facilities, and extensive wired and wireless Internet access, including the only Internet2 connection among private colleges on Long Island.
A diverse mix of cultural, social, athletic and recreational activities delivers the full college experience. Hofstra offers students the opportunity to live and learn on our beautiful, 240-acre campus on Long Island and have easy access to the academic, cultural and career opportunities in the New York City metropolitan area.
Hofstra University is a private institution whose primary mission is to provide a quality education to its students in an environment that encourages, nurtures, and supports learning through the free and open exchange of ideas, for the betterment of humankind. Hofstra University is fully committed to academic freedom and to the transmission, advancement, and preservation of knowledge for its own academic community and for the community at large. Hofstra University offers undergraduate and graduate programs taught by a research-active and professionally engaged faculty. Academic excellence guides everything the University undertakes.
Quick Facts about Hofstra University
Location
Northeast
Setting
Large Town Setting
Type
Private
Size
Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)
Mascots
Flying Dutchmen, Pride
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
Selectivity
Highly Selective
In-State Tuition
$32,500
Out-of-State Tuition
$32,500
Retention Rate
77%
Enrollment
12,510
Year Established
1935
Students
- Full-Time Undergrad Students
- 8,320
- Freshman Class
- 1,450
- Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
- 12,510
Undergraduate vs. Graduate
- Undergraduate
- 67%
- Graduate
- 33%
Full-Time vs. Part-Time Students
- Full-Time
- 99%
- Part-Time
- 1%
Gender of Students
- Women
- 57%
- Men
- 43%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 9%
- Asian
- 5%
- Caucasian
- 66%
- Latino
- 7%
- Other
- 13%
International Students
- International
- 3%
- Domestic
- 97%
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