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Hofstra University

Tuition, net price, acceptance rate, SAT/ACT scores, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Hempstead, New York

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Net price / year

$34,176

after grants & scholarships

higher than 87% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Acceptance rate

68%

Graduation rate

68%

within 150% of normal time

higher than 70% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Median earnings

$72,921

4 years after graduating

higher than 80% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Hofstra University at a glance

What is the tuition at Hofstra University?: Undergraduate tuition and fees are $57,660 for the 2024-25 academic year.
What is the cost of attendance at Hofstra University?: The average cost of attendance is $70,624 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
What is the net price at Hofstra University?: The average net price is $34,176 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at Hofstra University?: About 68% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
What SAT and ACT scores are typical at Hofstra University?: The middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores had an SAT total of about 1230–1400 and an ACT composite of 28–32 (fall 2024). Test policy reported: Considered if submitted, but not required.
What is the graduation rate at Hofstra University?: 68% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
How much do graduates of Hofstra University earn?: The median graduate earns $72,921 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).

Key takeaways

The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 3.7 years of work (not counting income forgone while studying).
At $34,176 a year, the average net price is higher than 87% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
Graduates earn a median $72,921 four years after finishing, more than 80% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $28,219 a year on average, versus $37,348 for families earning over $110,000.
Pell Grant recipients completed within 150% of normal time at a rate of 59%, compared with 68% for all students, a gap of 9 points.

Tuition and cost of attendance at Hofstra University

Average net price

$34,176 per year

Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.

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Estimated total net cost

$136,704

Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.

Net price by family income

Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.

$0–30k $28,219
$30–48k $31,387
$48–75k $33,450
$75–110k $36,769
$110k+ $37,348

Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $70,624

Tuition & fees$57,660
Books & supplies$1,000
Room & board$18,082
Other expenses$2,050

Tuition & fees (in-state): $57,660
Tuition & fees (out-of-state): $57,660

Hofstra University acceptance rate and SAT/ACT scores

Acceptance rate

Share of applicants admitted.

Test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required

SAT range (middle 50%)1230–1400

4001600

ACT composite range (middle 50%)28–32

136

Graduation rate and salary after graduating from Hofstra University

Graduation rate

68%

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.

Retention rate

83%

Full-time first-years who return the next fall.

Typical monthly payment

$250

On a standard 10-year federal plan.

Years of earnings premium to cover cost

3.7 years

Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.

Earnings vs debt

4 years after graduating$72,921

1 year after graduating$44,815

Median graduate debt$23,621

High-school graduate median (New York)$35,746

Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.

Debt-to-earnings: 0.3×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Share of pay going to loans: 4.1%
3-year loan default rate: 0%

Outcomes by student group

The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.

Completion within 150% of normal time, by group

Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).

White students 71%

Black students 61%

Hispanic students 66%

Asian students 73%

Pell Grant recipients 59%

All students, same entering cohort: 69%

Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).

Earnings ten years after entry

All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.

Typical range: middle half of students

25th percentile $42,369 · median $69,039 · 75th percentile $95,464

Median by family income

Lowest third of family incomes $63,104

Middle third $69,643

Highest third $71,195

Median by sex

Male students $73,708

Non-male students $65,507

This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.

Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).

Median federal student debt, by group

Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.

By Pell Grant status

Pell Grant recipients $20,500

Not Pell recipients $16,750

By first-generation status

First-generation students $18,933

Not first-generation $18,319

By family income

Family income $0–$30,000 $18,500

Family income $30,001–$75,000 $18,000

Family income over $75,000 $19,312

By gender

Men $17,833

Women $19,000

Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).

How borrowers are doing

One year after leaving school and entering repayment, here is where the 2,782 federal-loan borrowers from this college stood. It covers borrowers only, not students who did not take federal loans.

Repayment status one year after entering repayment

Paid in full 11%
Making progress 10%
Not making progress 12%
Delinquent 3%
Default 0%
Forbearance 51%
Deferment 13%
Discharged 0%

What the terms mean

Paid in full:: The borrower has paid off the loans completely.
Making progress:: Payments are reducing the loan balance, not just covering interest.
Not making progress:: The borrower is paying, but not enough to shrink the balance.
Delinquent:: Payments are late but the loan is not yet in default.
Default:: The borrower has missed payments for so long that the loan is officially in default.
Forbearance:: Payments are temporarily paused or reduced, and interest may keep adding up.
Deferment:: Payments are on hold for an approved reason, such as returning to school.
Discharged:: The loan was cancelled, for example because of a disability or a school closure.

2,782 borrowers · Data period: Borrowers who entered repayment in the AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 cohorts (pooled, NSLDS).

Programs and majors at Hofstra University ranked by earnings

Program	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Earnings over time	Compared with the U.S. median for this field	Median debt
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's · Graduates: 28 Small sample	$94,744	1 yr$65,6414 yrs$94,7445 yrs$96,233	U.S. median $92,135 U.S. middle half $77.7K–$109.1K · Above the U.S. median	$20,447
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 94	$92,530	1 yr$68,2564 yrs$92,5305 yrs$96,476	U.S. median $76,194 U.S. middle half $56.2K–$97.2K · Above the U.S. median	$22,750
Engineering Science Bachelor's · Graduates: 44	$90,246	1 yr$68,4334 yrs$90,2465 yrs$95,740	U.S. median $93,782 U.S. middle half $69.2K–$119K · Below the U.S. median	$27,000
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 82	$89,518	1 yr$55,1434 yrs$89,5185 yrs$98,154	U.S. median $83,343 U.S. middle half $60.8K–$111.5K · Above the U.S. median	$23,250
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's · Graduates: 55	$88,238	1 yr$28,5424 yrs$88,2385 yrs$59,532	U.S. median $70,786 U.S. middle half $50.9K–$95.9K · Above the U.S. median	$24,495
Computer Science Bachelor's · Graduates: 41	$88,137	1 yr$41,1774 yrs$88,1375 yrs$107,135	U.S. median $107,009 U.S. middle half $74.8K–$152K · Below the U.S. median	$24,000
Mathematics Bachelor's · Graduates: 16 Small sample	$86,077	4 yrs$86,0775 yrs$74,719	U.S. median $69,562 U.S. middle half $49.1K–$97.4K · Above the U.S. median	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's · Graduates: 25 Small sample	$74,525	1 yr$38,5564 yrs$74,5255 yrs$65,261	U.S. median $51,389 U.S. middle half $40.5K–$63.1K · Above the U.S. median	$23,517
International Business Bachelor's · Graduates: 16 Small sample	$74,168	4 yrs$74,1685 yrs$64,093	U.S. median $73,201 U.S. middle half $51.3K–$98.8K · Above the U.S. median	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's · Graduates: 72	$73,584	1 yr$46,6604 yrs$73,5845 yrs$77,108	U.S. median $68,257 U.S. middle half $47.6K–$93.6K · Above the U.S. median	$24,250

Show all 33 programs

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 33	$68,984	—	U.S. median $58,928 U.S. middle half $45K–$73K · Above the U.S. median	$26,000
Marketing Bachelor's · Graduates: 101	$68,530	1 yr$46,7804 yrs$68,5305 yrs$70,248	U.S. median $69,303 U.S. middle half $49.7K–$93.2K · Below the U.S. median	$21,250
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's · Graduates: 33	$68,374	1 yr$51,4944 yrs$68,3745 yrs$77,408	U.S. median $86,176 U.S. middle half $61.8K–$114.7K · Below the U.S. median	$24,625
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's · Graduates: 30	$67,847	1 yr$35,3534 yrs$67,8475 yrs$54,734	U.S. median $47,382 U.S. middle half $38.4K–$56.1K · Above the U.S. median	$23,250
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's · Graduates: 80	$66,780	1 yr$42,0304 yrs$66,7805 yrs$72,155	U.S. median $63,560 U.S. middle half $45.9K–$83.7K · Above the U.S. median	$23,250
Biology, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 33	$65,057	4 yrs$65,0575 yrs$76,485	U.S. median $57,214 U.S. middle half $38.9K–$79.2K · Above the U.S. median	$25,814
Political Science and Government Bachelor's · Graduates: 56	$63,728	1 yr$32,5044 yrs$63,7285 yrs$70,385	U.S. median $63,293 U.S. middle half $44.8K–$85.4K · Above the U.S. median	$23,250
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 22 Small sample	$62,361	1 yr$39,7824 yrs$62,3615 yrs$75,038	U.S. median $56,359 U.S. middle half $39.6K–$76.1K · Above the U.S. median	$23,500
Journalism Bachelor's · Graduates: 66	$61,609	1 yr$37,2414 yrs$61,6095 yrs$60,154	U.S. median $56,278 U.S. middle half $40.6K–$73.9K · Above the U.S. median	$23,375
Criminology Bachelor's · Graduates: 38	$60,697	1 yr$35,2494 yrs$60,6975 yrs$66,633	U.S. median $55,556 U.S. middle half $41K–$73.1K · Above the U.S. median	$25,250
Psychology, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 90	$60,448	1 yr$29,9434 yrs$60,4485 yrs$62,755	U.S. median $50,706 U.S. middle half $35.7K–$67.2K · Above the U.S. median	$25,669
International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 32	$59,322	1 yr$30,7594 yrs$59,3225 yrs$62,712	U.S. median $59,972 U.S. middle half $40.8K–$82.9K · Below the U.S. median	$25,000
Public Health Bachelor's · Graduates: 51	$58,610	1 yr$39,4514 yrs$58,6105 yrs$62,283	U.S. median $58,808 U.S. middle half $42K–$79.2K · Below the U.S. median	$26,000
Sociology Bachelor's · Graduates: 28 Small sample	$58,483	1 yr$34,8324 yrs$58,4835 yrs$61,906	U.S. median $52,657 U.S. middle half $37.7K–$69.5K · Above the U.S. median	$26,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's · Graduates: 130	$56,990	1 yr$27,7974 yrs$56,9905 yrs$66,854	U.S. median $50,497 U.S. middle half $33.7K–$70.1K · Above the U.S. median	$24,873
Music Bachelor's · Graduates: 16 Small sample	$56,847	1 yr$15,5924 yrs$56,8475 yrs$55,031	U.S. median $42,892 U.S. middle half $26K–$58.8K · Above the U.S. median	$26,500
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 48	$55,054	1 yr$35,6374 yrs$55,0545 yrs$52,201	U.S. median $48,590 U.S. middle half $33.7K–$63.8K · Above the U.S. median	$22,625
History Bachelor's · Graduates: 27 Small sample	$53,027	1 yr$23,1134 yrs$53,0275 yrs$67,298	U.S. median $50,680 U.S. middle half $36.3K–$66.7K · Above the U.S. median	$23,250
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 18 Small sample	$50,571	—	U.S. median $49,984 U.S. middle half $32.9K–$69.9K · Above the U.S. median	—
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's · Graduates: 20 Small sample	$49,233	1 yr$20,7704 yrs$49,2335 yrs$60,092	U.S. median $41,367 U.S. middle half $26.2K–$56.7K · Above the U.S. median	$21,500
Dance Bachelor's · Graduates: 16 Small sample	$48,086	—	U.S. median $39,980 U.S. middle half $24.9K–$57.3K · Above the U.S. median	$23,250
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's · Graduates: 48	$44,388	1 yr$15,4744 yrs$44,3885 yrs$28,590	U.S. median $39,775 U.S. middle half $25.5K–$55.4K · Above the U.S. median	$26,000
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 16 Small sample	$43,733	—	U.S. median $57,887 U.S. middle half $37.2K–$77.1K · Below the U.S. median	—

Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.

The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.

The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.

Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.

What students study

The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.

Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 19%

Health Professions and Related Programs 16.7%

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 11.3%

Visual and Performing Arts 9.1%

Psychology 7.5%

Social Sciences 6.8%

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5.5%

Engineering 5.3%

A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).

Who attends

A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.

Race and ethnicity

White 43.9%
Black or African American 9.7%
Hispanic or Latino 18.8%
Asian 15.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 6.6%
U.S. nonresident 3.2%
Race and ethnicity unknown 1.8%

Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Gender

Men 42.5%
Women 57.5%

Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Students aged 25 or older

of undergraduates

Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).

Students and campus

Undergraduate enrollment: 6,488
Part-time students: 3%
Receive Pell Grants: 25%
Receive federal loans: 44%
Students per faculty member: 13 : 1
Setting: Suburb

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Frequently asked questions

How much is tuition at Hofstra University?

For the 2024-25 academic year, Hofstra University reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $57,660. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.

What is the cost of attendance and net price at Hofstra University?

The average cost of attendance at Hofstra University is $70,624 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $34,176 a year. That is higher than 87% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.

How much financial aid do students at Hofstra University get?

25% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 44% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $28,219 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $37,348 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).

What is the acceptance rate at Hofstra University?

Hofstra University admitted about 68% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.

What SAT and ACT scores do you need for Hofstra University?

Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% had an SAT total of about 1230–1400 and an ACT composite of 28–32 (fall 2024). That is a guide, not a cutoff. Reported test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required.

What are the graduation rate and retention rate at Hofstra University?

68% of first-time, full-time students at Hofstra University finish within 150% of normal time. 83% of full-time first-years return the next fall.

How much do Hofstra University graduates earn after graduation?

The median graduate earns $72,921 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $44,815.

Is Hofstra University worth it?

There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For Hofstra University, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 3.7 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $23,621, about 0.3 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 68% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.

Sources and data periods

All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:

Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts

Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things