Hofstra University

  • Details

    • Name: Hofstra University
    • Location: Hempstead, NY 11549
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 70.59%
    • Average SAT Scores 1294
    • Four Year Completion Rate 56.64% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 67.1% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 70.15% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    56.6%
    6 Year
    67.1%
    8 Year
    70.2%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $68,298 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $55,450 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $55,450 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $18,518 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $23,621 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,250 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $29,667 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $31,575 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $35,162 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $38,553 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $37,740 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $52,131 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $53,862 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $64,563 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $60,003 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $69,039 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data $96,147 $41,870
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree $70,266 $51,116 $59,857
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data $76,749 $33,777
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $59,472
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data $64,699 $31,921
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,231
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data $56,628 $44,764
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree $54,877 No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data $62,043 $21,646
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree $60,799 $29,148 $19,904
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data $103,450 $35,093
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $59,449 $56,882 $42,692
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree $73,590 $60,315 $28,127
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data $55,962 $52,145
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,658
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $62,759 $32,717
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data $60,682 $24,883
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,958
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree $87,086 $75,957 No data
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Security Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminology Bachelor's Degree No data $46,690 $26,374
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data $61,410 $38,345
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $67,159 $55,283 $33,020
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $70,438 $69,638 $52,070
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $81,739 $87,869 $39,535
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,661