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Hofstra University

Hofstra University
100 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549

Official telephone: (516) 463-6600
Fax number: (516) 560-7660
Website: https://www.hofstra.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,224
Full-time undergraduates: 6,001
Part-time undergraduates: 223
Total graduate students: 4,169
Full-time graduate students: 3,030
Part-time graduate students: 1,139
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
14.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
17.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
48.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
3.7% Nonresident Alien
2.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 244 acres
Nearest major city: New York City

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 55%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 39%
Percent of students who live off campus: 61%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1536
Other computer facilities/services: Gmail/Google AppsEmergency Alert SystemOnline course management systemOnline card services balance updateOnline e-portfolioSoftware tutoringSupport for specific technology-enhanced assignmentsPrinting servicesMobile applications.
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
DanceWorks; Student Government Association ; Professional Fraternity Council; Hillel; Hofstra Chronicle

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosseyes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's wrestlingyes 
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeyyes 
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; cheerleading; equestrian sports; field hockey; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; weight lifting; wrestling; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: John F. Kennedy Airport

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 73% within six months of graduation

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