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General Information
- Address:
Hofstra University
340 Hempstead Tpke.
Hempstead, NY 11549- Control:
Private
- Academic Calendar:
Semester
- Religious Affiliation:
None
- Founded:
1935
- Web Site:
www.hofstra.edu
- Main Phone:
(516) 463-6600
- Admissions Phone:
(516) 463-6700
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
8,031
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
853
- Total Male Undergraduates:
4,137
- Total Female Undergraduates:
4,747
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
62%
- Early Action Acceptance Rate:
52%
- Regular Acceptance Rate:
58%
- Total Applicants:
15,981
- Total Acceptances:
9,953
- Total Freshmen Enrolled:
1,774
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
18%
- Early Decision Available?
No
- Early Action Available?
Yes
- Early Action Deadline:
November 15
- Regular Application Deadline:
Rolling
- Early Action Notification:
December 15
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
1,649
- Applicants Accepting from Waiting List:
677
- Students Enrolled from Waiting List:
227
- Transfer Applications Received:
2,195
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
1,554
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
702
- Transfer Applicant Yield:
45%
- Common Application Accepted?
Yes
- Application Fee:
$50
- Admissions Web Site:
www.hofstra.edu/admissions
- SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1050–1230
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
520–620
- SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
540–620
- SAT II Test:
Recommended, but not required
- ACT Range (25th–75th Percentile):
21–26
- Top 10% of High School Class:
24%
- Retention Rate:
78%
Financial Information
- In-State Tuition:
$22,100
- Room and Board:
$9,500
- Books and Supplies:
$1,000
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$12,950
- Students who Applied for Financial Aid:
79%
- Students who Received Financial Aid:
62%
- Priority Financial Aid Deadline:
February 15
- Financial Aid Phone:
(516) 463-6680
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www.hofstra.edu/studentserv/enroll
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