Hofstra University

Hempstead, NYMain CampusLarge city suburb (population over 250,000 nearby)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $55,450

Total Cost of Attendance: $68,298

Student Debt

Median total debt: $18,518

Students with federal loans: 46.9%

Students with Pell grants: 24.3%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $44,815

After 5 years: $71,515

Majors(77 programs)

  1. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(120 graduates)
  2. Psychology, General.(95 graduates)
  3. Finance and Financial Management Services.(92 graduates)
  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(88 graduates)
  5. Accounting and Related Services.(77 graduates)
  6. Marketing.(72 graduates)
  7. Public Health.(68 graduates)
  8. Journalism.(62 graduates)
  9. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(56 graduates)
  10. English Language and Literature, General.(55 graduates)
  11. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(52 graduates)
  12. Political Science and Government.(51 graduates)
  13. Criminology.(47 graduates)
  14. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(47 graduates)
  15. Computer Science.(41 graduates)
  16. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(36 graduates)
  17. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(32 graduates)
  18. Mechanical Engineering.(32 graduates)
  19. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(30 graduates)
  20. History.(29 graduates)
  21. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(26 graduates)
  22. Biology, General.(25 graduates)
  23. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(25 graduates)
  24. International/Global Studies.(24 graduates)
  25. Engineering Science.(23 graduates)
  26. Communication and Media Studies.(22 graduates)
  27. Sociology.(22 graduates)
  28. Mathematics.(18 graduates)
  29. Music.(18 graduates)
  30. Business/Managerial Economics.(18 graduates)
  31. Sustainability Studies.(14 graduates)
  32. Geography and Cartography.(13 graduates)
  33. Fine and Studio Arts.(13 graduates)
  34. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(12 graduates)
  35. Anthropology.(12 graduates)
  36. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(11 graduates)
  37. Economics.(11 graduates)
  38. Philosophy.(10 graduates)
  39. Dance.(10 graduates)
  40. International Business.(10 graduates)
  41. Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.(9 graduates)
  42. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(9 graduates)
  43. Industrial Engineering.(8 graduates)
  44. Public Policy Analysis.(8 graduates)
  45. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(7 graduates)
  46. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(7 graduates)
  47. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(7 graduates)
  48. Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(7 graduates)
  49. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(7 graduates)
  50. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
  51. Natural Sciences.(5 graduates)
  52. Area Studies.(4 graduates)
  53. Physics.(4 graduates)
  54. Security Science and Technology.(4 graduates)
  55. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(3 graduates)
  56. Computer Engineering.(3 graduates)
  57. East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
  58. Chemistry.(3 graduates)
  59. Civil Engineering.(2 graduates)
  60. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(2 graduates)
  61. Applied Mathematics.(2 graduates)
  62. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(2 graduates)
  63. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(1 graduates)
  64. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
  65. Religion/Religious Studies.(1 graduates)
  66. Social Sciences, General.(1 graduates)
  67. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.
  68. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other.
  69. Education, Other.
  70. Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  71. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  72. Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  73. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
  74. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.
  75. Business/Commerce, General.
  76. Human Resources Management and Services.
  77. Management Information Systems and Services.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,155 students

Admission Rate: 70.6%

Retention Rate: 83.1%

Graduation Rate: 67.1%

Student Demographics

White (48.2%)
Hispanic (17.1%)
Black (8.8%)
Asian (14.8%)
Two or More (5.1%)
International (3.7%)

Gender Distribution

Men (43.5%)
Women (56.5%)

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