Hofstra University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Doctoral/Research Universities

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Four-one-four plan
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Hofstra University Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. For one thing, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Washington Semester and Weekend College. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. Hofstra University is unique in its study options.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Hofstra University.

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Acting, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Ceramics, Dance, Directing/Theatrical Production, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Jazz Studies, Metal/Jewelry Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music History/Literature, Music Management/Merchandising, Music Theory/Composition, Painting, Photography

English Language and Literature:

Creative Writing, English Language & Literature – General, English Literature (British)

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, French Teacher Education, German Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Physics Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, multiple levels

Communications & Journalism:

Broadcast Journalism, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Mass Communications/Media Studies, Public Relations, Radio/Television

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Mathematics/Computer Science, Natural Sciences

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Community Health/Preventative Medicine, Physician Assistance, Predentistry, Premedicine, Preveterinary Medicine, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, Comparative Literature, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Linguistics, Russian, Spanish

Philosphy and Religion:

Jewish/Judaic Studies, Philosophy

Popular majors:

thirty-four percent business per marketing, fifteen percent communications per journalism, twelve percent psychology, nine percent education, seven percent social sciences, five percent english

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Actuarial Science, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Entrepreneurial Studies, Finance/Banking, International Business, Labor Studies, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management

History:

History – General

Computer Science:

Computer Science

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Econometrics, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Mathematics:

Applied Mathematics, Mathematics – General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $670 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of June. Moreover, for international students, the application fee is 75.

Hofstra University Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, Reduced fee (not specified) online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were two thousand, one hundred and ninety-five total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, five hundred and fifty-four total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 62% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 78%. Remember that this can change at any time.

For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of June. The regular application due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Additionally, It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year.

Hofstra University Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at forty-six percent scholarships per grants and fifty-four percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Music/Drama, ROTC and State/District Residency. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and State aid form. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

Hofstra University Students

The school’s size is approximately eight thousand, seven hundred and one degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, seven hundred and seventy-four first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two thousand, nine hundred and sixty-six graduate enrollment. Additionally, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus. Moreover, the student body consists of fifty-four percent in-state students, forty-six percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-five percent women, forty-five percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, six percent asian per pacific islander, ten percent black per non-hispanic, nine percent hispanic, sixty-one percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, fourteen percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-four percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty-seven percent in top quarter of graduating class, seventy-seven percent in top half of graduating class, twenty-one percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, ten percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Coed, where 62 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Hofstra University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees.

This school features the Suburban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus. Further, the university has many unique facilites such as financial trading room, comprehensive media production facility, career center, writing center, Linux Beowolf cluster, digital language lab, technology, science and engineering labs, rooftop observatory, 7 theaters, assessment centers for child observation and counseling, child care institute, cultural center, museum, arboretum, bird sanctuary. Anyway, the school is located 25 miles from New York City.Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, seventy-three percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty-five percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Special Housing For International Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, three hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car.

Hofstra University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling