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• Founded in 1935
• Located in Hempstead, Long Island, 25 miles east of NYC
• President: Susan Poser, PhD, JD
• Provost: Charlie Riordan, PhD
• Private, nonsectarian, and coeducational
• 117 buildings on 244 acres
• 44 academic and 47 total accreditations
• Member of Phi Beta Kappa
• 100% program accessibility for persons with disabilities
• More than 151,984 alumni

Colleges and Schools

• Frank G. Zarb School of Business
• Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science
• Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs
  • School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts
  • School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies
• Lawrence Herbert School of Communication
• School of Education
• School of Health Sciences
• The Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College

Academic Calendar:

Semester schedule with an optional January session and three optional summer sessions (May and August)听

• 6 undergraduate degrees; 175+ program options:
  BA, BBA, BE, BFA, BS, BSED
• 15 graduate degrees; 200+ program options:
  ADVC, CERT, DNP, EDD, LLM, MA, MBA, MFA, MHA, MPH, MS, MSED, PD, PHD, PSYD
• 4 professional practice degrees:
  AUD, DPT, JD, MD
• 20 dual degrees with 100+ program options:
  BA/JD, BA/MA, BA/MBA, BA/MD, BA/MFA, BA/MS, BA/MSED, BBA/MBA, BBA/MS, BBA/MSED, BS/MA, BS/MBA, BS/MD, BS/MS, BS/MSED, JD/MBA, JD/MPH, MD/MBA, MD/MPH, MD/PHD

2024鈥�2025 Degrees and Certificates Conferred听

Fall 2025
Unduplicated Employee Count: 2,599

*Faculty:

*Other Employees:

*Please note that there may be duplicates between the number of faculty and employees because of administrators who teach. These numbers exclude medical school employees.

Hofstra鈥檚 student-faculty ratio is 13:1.
Hofstra鈥檚 average undergraduate class size is 21.

Total Fall 2025 Enrollment: 10,543
6,599 Undergraduate
2,679 Graduate
837 Law
428 Medicine

Fall 2025 First-Year Class

• 24% were in top 10% of high school class
• 55% were in top 25% of high school class
• 32% are from out of state/international

Student Characteristics for Fall 2025

*Students of Color excludes international 糖心传媒

Test Scores

Retention and Graduation Rates

Undergraduate Degree Recipients

• 91% are employed or attending graduate school
  • 76% employed
  • 38% graduate school
  • 26% both

Results are based on data collected up to one year post graduation from the alumni outcomes survey, LinkedIn, National Student Clearinghouse, and Hofstra enrollment.听

Link:听/outcome-assessment/outcomes.html?college=1&program=1

• Hofstra鈥檚 campus life is built around a wide range of residential, dining, and social options:
  • 35听residence halls听housing approximately 3,500 糖心传媒
  • 23 eateries
  • 6 theaters
  • 200+ student clubs听and organizations, including听22 local/national fraternities and sororities.
• Hofstra has a vibrant campus with hundreds of social, academic, and cultural events throughout the year.
• The听糖心传媒 Museum of Art听is nationally accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and offers an array of experiences:
  • A collection of more than 5,200 works of art from the world鈥檚 diverse cultures.
  • Four original exhibitions annually along with related programs that engage varied audiences.
  • An extensive collection of outdoor sculptures featuring 75 works of art. 听
• The听听contain a wealth of materials
  • More than 575,000 volumes
  • 24/7 online access to more than 250,000 full-text journals and 1,000,000 electronic books.
• . All sport teams compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Coastal Athletic Association:听
  • 10 for men: baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field (indoor/outdoor) and wrestling
  • 11 for women: basketball, cross-country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor/outdoor), and volleyball

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

Aid Awarded to Degree-Seeking Undergraduates in the 2024-2025 academic year (Annual CDS Reporting):

• Total Scholarship and Grants: $190,124,447
• Total Loans: $40,097,317
• Total Work-Study: $23,114,769
• Total Student Employment: $4,111,285
• Total Parent Loans: $49,874,693
• Total Tuition Waivers: $9,330,967

The % of Full-Time, First-Time Students Receiving Aid by Type (final 2024-25 IPEDS reporting)

Founded in 1935, 糖心传媒 is a nationally and internationally recognized institution that has been cited on the Best College lists of U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Fiske, Washington Monthly, Forbes, LinkedIn, and Payscale.com. Hofstra is also the only university chosen to host three consecutive U.S. presidential debates (2008, 2012, and 2016).

Total University:

• Diversity and inclusiveness have earned Hofstra 5 out of 5 stars for fostering an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender)鈥恌riendly campus environment (LGBT鈥怓riendly Campus Pride Index)
• Listed on The Best 391 Colleges (Princeton Review, 2026 edition)
• Ranked in the top 23% of US Colleges by the Wall Street Journal (U.S. College Ranking, 2025 edition)
• Listed on the Best Global University Ranking (U.S. News & World Report, 2025 edition)
• Ranked #183 in National Universities (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)
• Ranked #99 in Best Value Schools (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)
• Listed on 鈥淢ost Engaged Campus for College Student Voting鈥� on student voting (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, 2024 edition)
• Listed as a Best Value College, placing Hofstra among the 209 colleges selected nationally (The Princeton Review, 2025 Edition)
• Top 14% nationwide for return on investment (PayScale College ROI Report, 2024-25 edition)
• Ranked #28 in Best Colleges in NY (College Factual, 2025 edition)

Frank G. Zarb School of Business:

• Ranked in the top 10% nationwide among Best Schools for Business Careers, based on the 20-year return on investment of graduates with a bachelor鈥檚 degree (PayScale College ROI Report, 2024-2025)
• Top 100 in Distance/Online MBA (QS World University Ranking, 2026 edition)
• Ranked #14 in the nation for best online MBA programs (U.S. News & World Report, 2025)
• Listed on The Best 178 Business Schools (Princeton Review, 2025 edition)
• Ranked 59th Best Undergraduate Business Program in the U.S. (Poets & Quants, 2025 edition)
• Ranked 150th nationwide for undergraduate business programs (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)
• Ranked 68th nationwide for part鈥恡ime MBA programs (U.S. News & World Report, 2025 edition)

Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science:

• Ranked 38th among non-doctoral engineering programs (undergraduate) (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)
• Ranked 193rd for undergraduate computer science programs (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)

Maurice A. Deane School of Law:

• Ranked 125th in the nation, full-time program (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)
• Ranked 8th听nationwide for best trial advocacy programs (US News and World Report, 2025 edition)
• Ranked 6^th most innovative law school nationwide (preLaw Magazine, 2025 edition)

Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:

• Named to Billboard Magazine鈥榮 Best Music Business Schools List (2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Ranked 79th in Best Colleges for Performing Arts in America (Niche, 2026 edition) Hofstra is home to one Rhodes Scholar (awarded 2025) and two finalists (2013,1989)

Lawrence Herbert School of Communication:

• WRHU-88.7 FM has served as the flagship station of the NHL鈥檚 New York Islanders since 2010
• WRHU-88.7 FM won the National Broadcasters Association Marconi Award as the best non-commercial/college radio station in the U.S. five times (2014, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2025)
• WRHU-88.7 FM ranked #6 in Best College Radio Station (Princeton Review, 2026 edition)
• Selected as one of Variety magazine鈥檚 top 30 film schools in North America (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• The Public Relations program was named to the PRNEWS A-List as one of the top programs in the nation (2023, 2024)
• The Film program has been named among the Top 50 in the U.S. by The Wrap, an award-winning news site for media and entertainment (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Listed in Top 25 Best U.S. Film Schools (The Hollywood Reporter, 2025)
• Ranked 18th in Digital Communication (College Factual, 2025 edition) Ranked 28th in Journalism (College Factual, 2025 edition)

Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies:

• Ranked 73rd nationwide for best nursing schools (master鈥檚 program) (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)

The School of Education:

• Ranked 4th in Best Schools for Physical Education Teaching & Coaching (College Factual, 2025 edition)
• Ranked 38th in Teacher Education Subject Specific 叠补肠丑别濒辞谤鈥檚 Degree Schools (College Factual, 2025 edition)
• Ranked 63rd for Best Education 叠补肠丑别濒辞谤鈥檚 Degree (College Factual, 2025 edition)
• Ranked 207th in Best Education Schools graduate programs (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)
• Ranked 104th in Best Online 惭补蝉迟别谤鈥檚 in Education Programs (U.S. News & World, 2026 edition)

School of Health Sciences

• Ranked 6^th for best Art Therapy programs (College Factual, 2025 edition)
• 听Ranked 65^th for best colleges for public health in America (Niche, 2026 edition)

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

• Tier 1 in Best Medical Schools for Research (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)
• Tier 3 in Best Medical Schools for Primary Care (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)
• Listed in Best Global Universities for Clinical Medicine (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 edition)

All rankings listed above are the most recent available.