Colleges / Hofstra University
College · Private nonprofit · Hempstead, NY · Suburb
HU

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Address100 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549
Websitewww.hofstra.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$52k
Net price / yr$34k
Undergrad size6,488
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $34k/yr for a shot at a $52k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1319 · ACT 29.

If you get in

6,488 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $71k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $34k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$282k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$137k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$146k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$57.7k
Room & board
$18.1k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants25%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr69%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$52k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$69k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out23%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
6,488
Location
Hempstead, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic19%
  • Asian16%
  • Black10%
  • Two or more races7%
  • International3%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$73k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 82

What you can study.

Colleges / Hofstra University
College · Private nonprofit · Hempstead, NY · Suburb
HU

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Address100 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549
Websitewww.hofstra.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$52k
Net price / yr$34k
Undergrad size6,488
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $34k/yr for a shot at a $52k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1319 · ACT 29.

If you get in

6,488 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $71k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $34k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$282k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$137k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$146k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$57.7k
Room & board
$18.1k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants25%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr69%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$52k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$69k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out23%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
6,488
Location
Hempstead, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic19%
  • Asian16%
  • Black10%
  • Two or more races7%
  • International3%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students24%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$73k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 82

What you can study.