$69,039
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hofstra University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Hempstead, New York with 6,488 undergraduates and 4,104 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $34,176 a year (tuition and fees $57,660). It admits 68% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $69,039 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,621 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$34,176
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$57,660
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,621
About $250 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$69,039
Rank 396 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $34,176
- Tuition and fees
- $57,660
- Cost of attendance
- $70,624
- Students with a need-based grant
- 25%
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $28,219
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,387
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $33,450
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $36,769
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $37,348
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $40,460 in 2015-16 to $57,660 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1,319
- SAT reading, middle
- 635
- SAT math, middle
- 640
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 6,488
- Graduate students
- 4,104
- Part-time students
- 3.2%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 185
- Endowment
- $925.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 396 of 5,094 US colleges and 57 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $34,176 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $57,660 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,621 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,131 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $69,039 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
185 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 258 | $163,347 | $69,677 | $102,901 | $107,773 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 216 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 112 | $25,669 | $29,943 | $60,448 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 110 | $39,214 | $66,346 | $83,127 | $63,707 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 93 | $153,791 | $74,616 | $99,911 | $112,460 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 76 | $51,250 | $64,796 | $89,928 | $89,981 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 75 | $116,464 | $149,243 | $148,980 | $127,347 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 75 | $84,382 | $58,155 | $71,872 | $71,416 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $24,873 | $27,797 | $56,990 | $50,497 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $24,495 | $28,542 | $88,238 | $70,786 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $23,250 | $55,143 | $89,518 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $21,250 | $46,780 | $68,530 | $69,303 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $26,000 | $39,451 | $58,610 | $58,808 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 57 | Withheld | $132,442 | $151,333 | $120,193 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $25,814 | Withheld | $65,057 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $24,250 | $46,660 | $73,584 | $68,257 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 50 | $58,367 | $48,800 | $73,160 | $59,571 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $22,750 | $68,256 | $92,530 | $76,194 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $23,375 | $37,241 | $61,609 | $56,278 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $24,000 | $41,177 | $88,137 | $107,009 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $25,250 | $35,249 | $60,697 | $55,556 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 43 | $48,201 | $76,264 | $79,507 | $64,397 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $23,250 | $32,504 | $63,728 | $63,293 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $23,250 | $42,030 | $66,780 | $63,560 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 40 | $76,913 | $74,178 | $93,902 | $101,000 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Hempstead and New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Hofstra University cost?
$34,176 a year is the average net price at Hofstra University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $57,660, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $70,624. Families earning under $30,000 pay $28,219 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hofstra University?
68% of applicants are admitted to Hofstra University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,319 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Hofstra University graduates earn?
$69,039 a year is the median pay of former Hofstra University students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,131 after 6 years). That ranks 396 of 5,094 US colleges and 57 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $149,243.
How much student debt do Hofstra University graduates have?
$23,621 is the median federal student loan debt of Hofstra University graduates, about $250 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 44% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hofstra University?
69% of first-time, full-time students at Hofstra University finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Hofstra University?
Law (258 professional graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (216 master's graduates), Psychology, General (112 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 185 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.