Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York

$55,754 - $78,434

For the 2023-2024 academic year: The average cost of attendance (Tuition Cost + Living Expenses) for an international undergraduate student is approximately $78,434 and for graduate students it is approximately $55,754.

Hofstra University is a private institution located in Hempstead, New York, on Long Island. It is Long Island's largest private university. Established in 1935, the university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across various disciplines including business, liberal arts, education, engineering, and health sciences. Hofstra is known for its vibrant campus community and is recognized for its strong emphasis on experiential learning, providing students with opportunities to engage in internships, research projects, and community service.  

Pride

Points of Pride

  • 13:1 student-faculty ratio. In small classes, you’ll build personal relationships with your professors. 
  • 97% of students are employed or in graduate school within 1 year of graduation.  
  • $143k Average salary with computer science graduate degree (Class of 2020-21) 
  • #111 Best Universities for a bachelor's degree – PayScale College Salary Report 2021.  
  • Top 16% for return of investment and best value – PayScale College ROI report 2022. 
  • 67% of Hofstra students had an internship (Class of 2021-22). 
  • 42% accepted job offers at or before graduation (Hofstra Undergraduate Alumni Outcomes 2020-21). 
  • Located on Long Island, just outside New York City. Students get the benefit of a safe and beautiful campus, with the excitement of the Big Apple a short commute from their dorm room. 
  • 2 nearby international airports. 

University Highlights

  • #166 in National Universities (U.S. New & World Report 2023). 
  •  #126 in Best Value Schools (U.S. New & World Report 2023). 
  • Ranked in the top 26% of US Colleges by the Wall Street Journal & Times Higher Education (2023 edition). 
  • Top 16 percent nationwide for return on investment, according to the 2021-22 PayScale College ROI Report. 

US News & World Report Rankings - Undergraduate 

  • #128 in Business Programs  
  • #29 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs  
  • #215 in Computer Science  
  • Ranked 62nd Best Undergraduate Business Program in the U.S. (Poets & Quants, 2022 edition). 
  • Ranked the Most Popular Bachelor's Degree for Engineering Science in New York (College Factual, 2023 edition).

US News & World Report Rankings - Graduate 

  • #140 in Best Law Schools 
  • #78 in Business/Corporate Law  
  • #89 in Clinical Training  
  • #86 in Constitutional Law  
  • #68 in Best Medical Schools: Research  
  • #73 in Best Nursing Schools: Master's  
  • #71 in Health Care Management  
  • #22 Most Popular master's degree Colleges for Finance and Financial Management (College Factual 2022). 

Programs

UnderGraduate

  • Accounting (B.B.A.)
  • Anthropology (B.A.)
  • Anthropology - Archaeology (B.A.)
  • Applied Physics - Biochemistry (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  • Asian Studies (B.A.)
  • Audio/Radio Production and Studies (B.A.)
  • Biochemistry (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  • Biology - Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental/Pre-Veterinary (B.S.)
  • Business Analytics (B.B.A.) - STEM Designated
  • Chemistry (B.A.)
  • Chemistry (B.S.)
  • Chinese (B.A.)
  • Chinese Studies (B.A.)
  • Civil Engineering (B.S.) - STEM Designated
  • Classics - Classical Languages and Literatures (B.A.)
  • Community Health (B.S.)
  • Community Health - Nutrition Science (B.S.)
  • Comparative Literature and Languages (B.A.)
  • Computer Engineering (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  • Dance (B.A.)
  • Dance (B.F.A.)
  • Drama (B.A.)
  • Early Childhood and Childhood Education (B.A.)
  • Economics (B.A.)
  • Electrical Engineering (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  • English - Creative Writing and Literature (B.A.)
  • English - Literatures in English (B.A.)
  • English - Publishing Studies and Literature (B.A.)
  • Entrepreneurship (B.B.A.)
  • Environmental Resources (B.S.)
  • Exercise Science (B.S.)
  • Film Studies and Production (B.A.)
  • Filmmaking (B.F.A.)
  • Finance (B.B.A.)
  • Fine Arts - Ceramics (B.A.)
  • Fine Arts - Ceramics (B.S.)
  • Fine Arts - Design (B.A.)
  • Fine Arts - Design (B.S.)
  • Fine Arts - Painting (B.A.)
  • Fine Arts - Painting (B.S.)
  • Fine Arts - Photography (B.A.)
  • Fine Arts - Photography (B.S.)
  • Fine Arts - Sculpture-Industrial Design (B.A.)
  • Fine Arts - Sculpture-Industrial Design (B.S.)
  • Forensic Science (B.S.)
  • French (B.A.)
  • Geographic Information Systems (B.S.)
  • Geography (B.A.)
  • Geography - Geographic Information Systems (B.A.)
  • Geology (B.A.)
  • Geology (B.S.)
  • German (B.A.)
  • Global Studies (B.A.)
  • Health Science (B.S.)
  • History (B.A.)
  • Industrial Engineering (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  • Italian (B.A.)
  • Japanese (B.A.)
  • Japanese Studies (B.A.)
  • Jewish Studies (B.A.)
  • Journalism (B.A.)
  • Journalism - Sports Media (B.A.)
  • Labor Studies (B.A.)
  • Latin (B.A.)
  • Latin American and Caribbean Studies (B.A.)
  • Linguistics (B.A.)
  • Management (B.B.A.)
  • Marketing (B.B.A.)
  • Mass Media Studies - Media and Culture (B.A.)
  • Mass Media Studies - Media, Law, and Policy (B.A.)
  • Mass Media Studies - Urban and Suburban Communication (B.A.)
  • Mathematical Business Economics (B.S. - STEM Designated
  • Music - History/Literature (B.S.)
  • Music - Jazz and Commerical Music (B.S.)
  • Music - Music Business (B.S.)
  • Music - Performance (B.S.)
  • Music - Theory/Composition (B.S.)
  • Neuroscience (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  • Philosophy (B.S.)
  • Physical Education (B.S.ED.)
  • Physics (B.A.)- STEM Designated
  • Pre-Health - Anthropology (B.A.)
  • Pre-Health - Classics (B.A.)
  • Pre-Health - Creative Writing (B.A.)
  • Pre-Health - Disability Studies (B.A.)
  • Pre-Health - English & American Literature (B.A.)
  • Pre-Health - Geography (B.A.)
  • Pre-Health - Global Studies (B.A.)
  • Pre-Health - Music (B.A.)
  • Pre-Health - Philosophy (B.A.)
  • Pre-Health - Religion (B.A.)
  • Pre-Health - Speech-Language-Hearing-Science (B.A.)
  • Pre-Medical Studies (B.S.)
  • Psychology (B.A.)
  • Public Policy and Public Service (B.A.)
  • Public Relations (B.A.)
  • Religion (B.A.)
  • Russian (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Dance Education (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - English Education (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Fine Arts Education (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Foreign Language Education - French (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Foreign Language Education - German (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Foreign Language Education - Italian (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Foreign Language Education - Russian (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Foreign Language Education - Spanish (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Mathematics Education (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Music Education (B.S.ED.)
  • Secondary Education - Science Education - Biology (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Science Education - Chemistry (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Science Education - Earth Science (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Science Education - Physics (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education - Social Studies Education (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education-Music Education (B.A.)
  • Sociology (B.A.)
  • Spanish (B.A.)
  • Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (B.A.)
  • STEM (B.A.)
  • Supply Chain Management (B.A.)
  • Sustainability Studies (B.A.)
  • Sustainability Studies (B.S.)
  • Television Production and Studies (B.A.)
  • Urban Ecology (B.A.)
  • Urban Ecology (B.S.)
  • Video/Television (B.S.)
  • Video/Television and Business (B.S.)
  • Video/Television and Film (B.S.)
  • Womens Studies (B.A.)
  • Writing for the Screen (B.F.A.)
  •  Applied Physics - Computer Science (B.S.) - STEM Designated
  •  Applied Physics - Engineering (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Art History (B.A.)
  •  Bioengineering - Bioelectricity (B.S.) - STEM Designated
  •  Bioengineering - Biomechanics (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Bioengineering - Premedicine (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Biology (B.A.)- STEM Designated
  •  Biology - Cell and Molecular Biology (B.A.)- STEM Designated
  •  Biology - Cell and Molecular Biology (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Biology - Ecology and Evolution (B.A.)- STEM Designated
  •  Biology - Ecology and Evolution (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Biology - Marine Biology (B.A.)- STEM Designated
  •  Biology - Marine Biology (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Biology - Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental/Pre-Veterinary (B.A.)
  •  Business Economics (B.S.)
  •  Classics - Classical Civilizations (B.A.)
  •  Computer Engineering - Gaming and Graphics (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Computer Engineering - Leadership & Innovation in Computing (B.S.) - STEM Designated
  •  Computer Engineering - Networking and Cybersecurity (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Computer Engineering - Web and Mobile Engineering (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Computer Science (B.S. - STEM Designated
  •  Computer Science - Gaming and Graphics (B.A.)- STEM Designated
  •  Computer Science - Gaming and Graphics (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Computer Science - Networking and Cybersecurity (B.A.) - STEM Designated
  •  Computer Science - Networking and Cybersecurity (B.S.) - STEM Designated
  •  Computer Science - Web ad Mobile Engineering (B.A.) - STEM Designated
  •  Computer Science - Web ad Mobile Engineering (B.S.) - STEM Designated
  •  Computer Science and Cybersecurity (B.S.) - STEM Designated
  •  Computer Science and Mathematics (B.S.) - STEM Designated
  •  Criminology (B.A.)
  •  Electrical Engineering - Computer Engineering (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Engineering Science - Bioelectricity Option (B.E.)- STEM Designated
  •  Engineering Science - Biomechanics Option (B.E.) - STEM Designated
  •  Engineering Science - Biomedical (B.A.)- STEM Designated
  •  Engineering Science - Civil (B.E.)- STEM Designated
  •  Engineering Science - Premedicine Option (B.E.) - STEM Designated
  •  Engineering Science - Production and Manufacturing (B.A.)- STEM Designated
  •  English - Childrens and Young Adult Literature (B.A.)
  •  Information Systems (B.B.A.)- STEM Designated
  •  International Business (B.B.A.)
  •  Mathematical Economics (B.A.)- STEM Designated
  •  Mathematical Finance (B.S.) - STEM Designated
  •  Mathematics (B.A.)- STEM Designated
  •  Mathematics (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Mathematics - Actuarial Science (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Mathematics - Applied Mathematics (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Mathematics - Chemistry (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Mathematics - Computer Science (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Mathematics - Engineering (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Mathematics - Physics (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Music (B.A.)
  •  Philosophy (B.A.)
  •  Physics (B.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Political Science (B.A.)

Graduate

  • Applied Linguistics (TESOL) (M.A.)
  • Biology (M.A.)- STEM Designated
  • Business Education (M.S.Ed.)
  • Cardiovascular Sciences and Perfusion Medicine, Adv. Cert.Gerontology:Healthy Aging,Adv.Certs in Nursing (M.S.)
  • Computer Science (M.S.)- STEM Designated
  • Curriculum Studies (M.S.Ed.)
  • Cybersecurity-Management and Policy Concentration (M.S.) - STEM Designated
  • Engineering Management (M.S.)- STEM Designated
  • Family and Consumer Sciences (M.S.Ed.)
  • Finance (M.S.)
  • Fine Arts Education (M.S.Ed.)
  • Foreign Language Education - Arabic (M.S.Ed)
  • Foreign Language Education - Chinese (M.S.Ed)
  • Foreign Language Education - French (M.S.Ed)
  • Foreign Language Education - German (M.S.Ed)
  • Foreign Language Education - Italian (M.S.Ed)
  • Foreign Language Education - Mandarin (M.S.Ed)
  • Foreign Language Education - Russian (M.S.Ed)
  • Foreign Language Education - Spanish (M.S.Ed)
  • Forensic Linguistics (M.A.)
  • Health Administration (M.H.A.)
  • Health Education (M.S.)
  • Health Informatics (M.S.) – STEM Designated
  • Languages Other Than English & TESOL - Certification (M.S.ED.)
  • Languages Other Than English and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.A.)
  • Literacy Studies, Birth-Grade 6 or Grades 5-12 (M.A.)
  • M.B.A. Cybersecurity-Management and Policy Concentration (MBA)
  • Marketing (M.S.)- STEM Designated
  • Mathematics Education with STEM Integration (M.S.Ed)
  • MBA Business Analytics (M.B.A.)
  • MBA Finance (M.B.A.)
  • MBA Health Services Management (M.B.A.)
  • MBA International Business (M.B.A.)
  • MBA Management (M.B.A.)
  • MBA Marketing (M.B.A.)
  • MBA Sports and Entertainment Management (M.B.A.)
  • Mental Health Counseling (M.A.)
  • Music Education (M.S.Ed.)
  • Physical Education (M.S.)
  • Public Health (M.P.H.)
  • Rehabilitation Counseling (M.S.Ed.)
  • Rehabilitation Counseling in Mental Health (M.S.Ed.)
  • Science Education - Biology (M.S.Ed)- - STEM Designated
  • Science Education - Chemistry (M.S.Ed)- STEM Designated
  • Science Education - Earth Science (M.S.Ed)
  • Science Education - Physics (M.S.Ed) - STEM Designated
  • Secondary Special Education Generalist (M.S.Ed.)
  • Social Studies Education (M.S.Ed.)
  • Special Education (Birth-Grade 2), MSEd in Inclusive Early Childhood (M.S.Ed.)
  • Special Education (Grades 1-6), MSEd in Inclusive Elementary (M.S.Ed.)
  • Special Education, MSEd in Inclusive Secondary
  • Sports Science (M.S.)
  • Students With Disabilities 7-12 Generalist With Extensions in Secondary Education, (M.S.Ed.)
  • Sustainability (M.A.)
  • Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) (M.S.Ed.)
  •  Business Analytics (M.S)
  •  Creative Arts Therapy Counseling (M.A.)
  •  Cybersecurity-Technology Concentration (M.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Data Science (M.S.)- STEM Designated
  •  Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (K-12) (M.S.Ed.)
  •  English Education (M.S.Ed.)
  •  Marriage and Family Therapy (M.A.)
For a complete list of majors please visit the URL:
www.hofstra.edu/academics/

Standardised Tests

Undergraduate

 

Graduate

  • IELTS:  6.5 or higher  
  • TOEFL: 80 or higher  
  • PTE: 53 or higher  
  • Duolingo: 120 or higher  
  • SAT/ACT: Optional 
  • Application Fee: $75 
 
  • IELTS: 6.5 + 
  • TOEFL: 80 + 
  • PTE: 53 + 
  • Duolingo: 120 or higher  
  • GRE/GMAT: Optional for most programs 
  • Application Fee: $75 

Intakes

Fall (August) and Spring (January).

Accreditation

The Frank G. Zarb School of Business has maintained its business and accounting accreditations by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. 

The BS Computer Science is accredited by Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. 

The BS Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Science, and Mechanical Engineering are accredited by Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.