AdmissionIn light of current circumstances, Hofstra is extending the fall 2020 deposit deadline to Monday, June 1, 2020. When you are ready to join the Hofstra family, go to Hofstra.edu/deposit to submit your deposit.
Hofstra University is planning for and expecting to have classes on campus for Fall 2020. We have a Task Force that is developing ways to get our campus ready, including guidelines for academic, residential and student life areas, and working with Northwell Health, our partner in the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, on health and safety protocols. All decisions about how classes are conducted will be based on the recommendations of public health officials and in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
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You’re ready. You’ve studied and worked hard to get to this moment … beginning your journey through college. And Hofstra is ready for you, with faculty who will inspire and engage you in your major or in other interests. They will be your mentors in small classes and will get to know you as students and people. Here, you’ll find friendships that will last a lifetime, challenges that will inspire you, community service and internship opportunities that will help you make the world a better place.
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At Hofstra you will have endless opportunities for real-life, hands-on learning.
Your professors will not only teach you concepts and theories, but they will also teach you how to apply what you are learning so you can step out of the classroom and make a positive impact on the world around you. You will become part of a close-knit community that offers a global reach. You will experience cultures through your peers who come from 47 states and 81 countries. So when the time comes for those all-important internship experiences, you’ll have the knowledge you need; mentors in the scholars and professionals who teach you; exposure to diverse cultures and people, and experience through clubs, campus organizing, community service, and externship and career-prep initiatives. Intern in the summer, or during the school year — or even both. Many Hofstra students do multiple internships – because they can and because they are ready. You can change the world. You have everything you need.
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At a Glance
Hofstra is regularly ranked as one of the top universities in the U.S.
Hofstra is one of the top 100 universities in almost all majors in mid-career salaries, according to Payscale.
Approximately 8000 students from 47 states and 81 countries
Connections Build Careers
Find out what kind of careers, salaries and outcomes Hofstra students in all majors have - 92% of our students report having a job or being in graduate school within a year of graduation.
Internships & Career Experiences
The average Hofstra student has more than 2 internships before graduation. Find out more about internships and campus experiences that get students ready for their future.
Life at Hofstra University
What’s pride?
At Hofstra, pride is a way of life. Like a family of lions, who are strong and independent individuals but even more powerful together, our students, staff, faculty, administrators and alumni all contribute to make our campus a great place to live, work and play. At Hofstra, you can belong to many prides. Your pride might be an athletic team, a student club, a sorority or fraternity, your roommates, your residence hall community, a study group — anyone you connect with. It won’t take long for you to make friends and settle into your new home at Hofstra.
