Hofstra at a Glance

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Campus Information

Founded in 1935
Located in Hempstead, Long Island, 25 miles east of NYC
President: Stuart Rabinowitz, JD
Provost: Dr. Herman Berliner
Private, nonsectarian, coeducational
115 buildings on 240 acres
22 academic and 25 total accreditations
Member of Phi Beta Kappa
100% program accessibility for persons with disabilities
Hofstra University has more than 124,000 alumni

Academic Programs & Degrees

Colleges & Schools

Academic Calendar:
Semester schedule with an optional January session and three optional Summer sessions (between May and August).

Degrees:

6 undergraduate degrees; 140 program options
11 graduate degrees; 150 program options
3 first professional degree
(AUD, J.D. and M.D.)
14 dual degrees: BA/JD, BA/MD, BA/MA, BA/MBA, BA/MS, BA/MSED, BBA/MBA, BBA/MS, BS/MBA, BS/MS, BS/MD, MBA/JD, MA/JD, JD/MBA, BA/MSED, BBA/MSED, MS/MBA, MD/PHD

2011-12 Degrees Conferred

Bachelor's	1,701
Postbachelor's Certificate	6
Master's	1,074
Post-master's Certificate	75
Doctoral - Research/Scholarship	37
Doctoral - Professional Practice	363
TOTAL	3,256

Degrees by:

Female	58%
Minority	28%

Staff Characteristics

for Fall 2012

Faculty:

Full-Time	517
Part-Time	618
Total Faculty	1,135
Full-time (FTE)	72%
Female	44%
Minority	18%
Tenured	75%
Highest Degree	93%

Other Staff:

Full-Time	1234
Part-Time	103
Full-time (%)	92%
Female	54%
Minority	23%

Student Faculty Ratio: 14 to 1

Average undergraduate class size: 21

Student Characteristics

Total Fall 2012 Enrollment: 11,090
6,899 Undergraduate
3,078 Graduate
1,008 Law
105 Medicine

Fall 2011 Entering Freshman
- 28% were in top 10% of High School Class
- 61% were in top 25% of High School Class
- 47% were from Out-of-State

Student Characteristics for Fall 2012

	UG	Graduate & Law	Medical
Female	53%	59%	52%
Non-White	32%	25%	34%
International	2%	17%	0%
NY residents	65%	88%	71%
LI residents	46%	66%	50%
Full-time	92%	70%	100%
# of States	46	43	13
# of Countries	50	34	0
	Total University
# of States	50
# of Countries	66

Test Scores

	SAT	ACT
% Reporting	72%	27%
Average	1169	26
25 Percentile	1070	23
75 Percentile	1260	28

Retention & Graduation Rates

First-time, Full-time, Freshman:	All	Gender
		Male	Female
1-Year Retention	78%	76%	81%
4-Year Grad Rate	45%	40%	50%
5-Year Grad Rate	59%	58%	60%
6-Year Grad Rate	61%	60%	61%

Undergraduate Degree Recipients
- 40% plan to pursue further study within one year
- 57% plan to pursue further study within five years
- 84% found employment within one year

Campus Life

37 residence halls housing about 3,800 students, 18 eateries, 6 theaters, and about 200 student clubs of which there are about 20 local/national fraternities & sororities
Hofstra has a vibrant campus with hundreds of social, academic and cultural events per year
The Hofstra University Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum coordinates 6-8 exhibitions annually, and also offers an extensive collection of outdoor sculpture, with approximately 70 works of art.
The Hofstra libraries contain over 1 million volumes and provide 24/7 online access to more than 55,000 full-text journals and 70,000 electronic books.
17 varsity sports
- 8 for men: baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and wrestling
- 9 for women: basketball, cross-country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball
- All sports compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Colonial Athletic Association

Financial Aid

Aid awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

Total Scholarship and Grants $74,369,295
Total Loans $46,539,078
Total Work-Study $4,400,446
Total Student Employment $4,643,213
Total Parent Loans $36,859,614
Total Tuition Waivers $7,813,311

	First-time Full-time Freshman	Undergraduate
		FT	PT
% receiving aid	100%	99%	90%
Average award	$24,628	$21,767	$9,458

Total Freshman Student Cost 2012-13
Tuition	$34,900.00
Tuition & Fees	$35,950.00
Tuition, Fees, Room & Board	$48,320.00
Total Undergraduate Student Cost 2012-13
Tuition	$34,400.00
Tuition & Fees	$35,450.00
Tuition, Fees, Room & Board	$47,820.00

% of First-time Full-time Freshman Receiving Aid by Type:

Federal Grant	24%
State/Local Grant	21%
Institutional Grants	87%
Student Loans	66%

National Recognition

For the fourth straight year, Hofstra has been selected as one of Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” receiving recognition for having an innovative and high quality teaching environment as well as clear requirements for tenure. Hofstra has also been named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education & Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary commitment to service and civic engagement on and off campus.

Hofstra continues to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report, Princeton Review, Fiske, Washington Monthly, and Forbes on each of their Best College lists. The University was ranked in Tier One in US News & World Report at number 134, and improvement of 17 positions since the 2006 edition. Princeton Review has also recognized Hofstra for the 3rd year in their “Guide to Green Colleges”, which profiles colleges and universities committed to sustainability inside and outside the classroom.

U.S. News & World Report has once again ranked The School of Education, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, and the Maurice A. Deane School of Law as Best Graduate Schools, as well as recognized Hofstra’s graduate online programs in business, information technology, and education as top 100 programs. The Frank G. Zarb School of Business was also ranked among the top 75 M.B.A. programs by Forbes magazine, one of the top 5 Largest M.B.A. programs by Crain’s New York, and the undergraduate business program was ranked 117th in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The undergraduate engineering program was ranked at 57 in U.S. News & World Report ranking of non-doctoral engineering programs.