Academic Accreditations
| Accredited by: | |
| AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business | All Accounting programs - Special Accreditation |
| AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business | General Business |
| Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – Computer Accreditation Commission (ABET – CAC) | BS Computer Science |
| Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET – EAC) | BS Bioengineering |
| Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET – EAC) | BS Civil Engineering |
| Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET – EAC) | BS Computer Engineering |
| Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET – EAC) | BS Electrical Engineering |
| Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET – EAC) | BS Engineering Science |
| Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET – EAC) | BS Industrial Engineering |
| Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET – EAC) | BS Mechanical Engineering |
| Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) | MS Occupational Therapy |
| Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) | Professional Journalism and Mass Communications Programs |
| Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) | Physician Assistant Program |
| American Bar Association (ABA) | Law |
| Accreditation Committee-Perfusion Education (AC-PE) | MS - Cardiovascular Sciences and Perfusion Medicine |
| American Chemical Society (ACS) | Biochemistry |
| American Chemical Society (ACS) | Chemistry |
| American Psychological Association (APA) | PhD Clinical Psychology |
| American Psychological Association (APA) | PsyD School-Community Psychology |
| Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) | Teacher Education Program |
| Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) | Educational Leadership Program |
| Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)*** | MA Creative Arts Therapy Counseling |
| Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs – Committee on Accreditation for Exercise Sciences (CAAHEP-CoAES) | BS Exercise Physiology |
| Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs – Committee on Accreditation for Exercise Sciences (CAAHEP-CoAES) | MS Sports Science (Exercise Physiology concentration) |
| Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) | MS Athletic Training |
| Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) | Master of Health Administration (residential) |
| Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs (CAMPEP) | MS – Medical Physics |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) | Master’s Degree Program in Nursing |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) | Baccalaureate Degree Program in Nursing |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) | Doctor of Nursing Practice Program |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) | Post-Graduate APRN Certificate Program |
| Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) | AuD Audiology |
| Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) | MA Speech Language Pathology |
| Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | MA Mental Health Counseling |
| Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | MSEd Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | MSEd Rehabilitation Counseling in Mental Health |
| Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) | Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia (DNP) |
| Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE) | BS Exercise Physiology (Strength and Conditioning concentration) |
| Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE) | MS Sports Science (Strength and Conditioning concentration) |
| Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) | MPH Master of Public Health |
| Liaison Committee on Medical Education | Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell |
| National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) | Doctoral School Psychology |
*** The Hofstra University Creative Arts Therapy Counseling program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE), 9355 113th St N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775; 727-210-2350; www.caahep.org
Other Accreditations and Approvals
| Approved by: | |
| American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals Approval Commission | Paralegal Studies Certificate Program |
| Accredited by: | |
| American Alliance of Museums | Hofstra University Museum |
| American Psychological Association (APA) | Student Health and Counseling Center Psychology Internship Program |
| National Association for The Education of Young Children National Academy of Early Childhood Programs | Child Care Institute |
Accreditation and status reports are maintained by S. Stavros Valenti, PhD, Vice Provost for Accreditation and Assessment, who can be reached at (516) 463-5057.
Hofstra University is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. Hofstra University’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 27, 2019 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
Information on how MSCHE handles complaints/grievances.
Updated July 11, 2025