Hofstra University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution of higher learning located on Long Island, New York, United States. It was established in 1935. It began as a college of New York University and, in 1937, became an independent school called Hofstra College. It gained university status in 1963.

Hofstra University comprises more than 125 buildings spread across an area of 240 acres. There are over 15 eateries on campus. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through different academic divisions:

• Frank G. Zarb School of Business
• Hofstra College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Honors College
• New College
• School for University Studies
• School of Communication
• School of Education, Health and Human Services
• School of Law
• School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-LIJ Health System

Hofstra University is home to more than 25 local and national fraternities and sororities. There are also more than 140 student clubs and organizations. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Pride.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, media, drama and performing arts, business and management, education and teaching, and law.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 12,333 in 2009-2010 (12,291 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 63% of enrolled students and graduate students are 37%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Hofstra provides on-campus housing for 4,166 of its 12,291 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Colonial Athletic Association for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 200 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 127 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Hofstra offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctoral, Humanities/Social Sciences Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (803 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Labor Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing Research
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (18 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (41 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (573 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (31 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FINE ARTS (21 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (367 awarded)

• American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD)
• International Law and Legal Studies (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (368 awarded)

• African Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (306 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television
• Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (52 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (112 awarded)

• Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth
• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Physician Assistant
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (22 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (18 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (70 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Natural Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (1 awarded)

• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (308 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Clinical Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology
• School Psychology