Student Population at Hofstra University

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
10,2386,1104,128
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 10,238 students have enrolled in Hofstra University with 6,110 undergraduate and 4,128 graduate students.
By gender, 4,143 male and 6,095 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (5,463 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
439 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,556 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

Hofstra University has a total of 10,238 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,110 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,128 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,143 male and 6,095 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total10,2386,1104,128
Men4,1432,6451,498
Women6,0953,4652,630

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,289 White, 864 Black, and 1,342 Asian students out of a total of 10,238 are attending at Hofstra University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American241113
Asian1,342537805
Black864306558
Hispanic1,431548883
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders826
White5,2892,1513,138
Two or more races336128208
Race Unknown400171229
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1468
Asian846349497
Black547208339
Hispanic987403584
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders202
White3,0681,3611,707
Two or more races245101144
Race Unknown1316467
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1055
Asian496188308
Black31798219
Hispanic444145299
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders624
White2,2217901,431
Two or more races912764
Race Unknown269107162

Student Age Distribution

By age, Hofstra has 240 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 7,745 students under 25 years old, and 2,451 students over 25 years old out of 10,238 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 240 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Hofstra has 5,967 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 142 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,778 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,309 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1824015981
18-193,0031,7771,226
20-212,3321,3311,001
22-242,1701,325845
25-291,450840610
30-34434251183
35-3920213171
40-4921712691
50-6413810533
Over 651091
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1824015981
18-193,0011,7761,225
20-212,2161,247969
22-24510222288
25-29973562
30-34251411
35-39936
40-49541
50-64541
Over 65110
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Hofstra University, 439 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,556 students are enrolled in some online courses.
374 students lived in New York or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 65 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students10,2384391,556
Undergraduate6,1104836
Graduate4,128435720
Online Student Population by Locality
New York ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students374641
Undergraduate130
Graduate373611

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,110 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 240 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.93%.204 students have transferred in as full-time status and 36 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time5,638
Transfer-in Full-time204
Regular Part-time232
Transfer-in Part-time36
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