by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Hofstra University was awarded 66 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is physical education teaching & coaching.
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Hofstra is ranked #285 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Hofstra held the #552 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Hofstra also holds the #28 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
Hofstra University has an acceptance rate of 69%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Hofstra.
About 35% of students accepted to Hofstra submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 690.
The student to faculty ratio at Hofstra University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hofstra University is 43%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 83% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Hofstra University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Hofstra for first-time, full-time students is 55%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,120 undergraduates at Hofstra with 5,806 being full-time and 314 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $28,867 | $31,427 | $33,832 | $37,890 | $36,347 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hofstra, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hofstra, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $10,202 a year. That adds up to $40,808 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Hofstra are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549 |
| Phone: | 516-463-6600 |
| Website: | www.hofstra.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 258 | NA |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 240 | $51,494 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 163 | $38,556 |
| Allied Health Professions | 145 | $28,542 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 106 | $27,797 |
| Medicine | 96 | NA |
| Accounting | 93 | $68,256 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 88 | NA |
| Public Health | 85 | $39,451 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 83 | $35,353 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,995 students took at least one online class at Hofstra University. This is a decrease from the 2,350 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,995 | 439 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,350 | 482 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,488 | 251 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,157 | 197 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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