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Hofstra University

Hempstead,  New York
College Board code: 2295

Main Address

100 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
(516) 463-6600
www.hofstra.edu

Admission Office

Admissions Center, 100 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
(516) 463-6700
(800) 463-7872
Fax: (516) 463-5100
admission@hofstra.edu
Contact: Sunil Samuel
Director of Admission

Type of School

  • Private
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 57%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: 4-1-4

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
  • Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Setting

  • Suburban setting
  • Large city (250,000 - 499,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 7,919
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 1,568
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 7,756
  • Graduate enrollment: 4,149

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 55% In-state students
  • 45% Out-of-state students
  • 0% Part-time students
  • 53% Women
  • 47% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 5% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 9% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 10% Hispanic
  • 67% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 2% Non-Resident Alien
  • 6% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 31% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 59% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 87% in top half of graduating class
  • 28% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 16% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 15% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 17% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 22% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
  • 2% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
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