Hofstra University (Hofstra) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Hempstead, NY.
It offers 173 graduate programs - 101 Master's, 15 Doctorate, 12 Post-bachelor's, and 45 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $29,950.
A total of 4,128 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,238 students at Hofstra. Hofstra offers online graduate programs and 435 out of 4,128 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Hofstra have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law and Donald and Barbara School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. In addition, you can find Hofstra's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $29,950. It offers 173 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Hofstra University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 100 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,193 students
435 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $29,950 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 173 Graduate Programs
101 Master's, 15 Doctorate, 57 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Hofstra University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Hofstra University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $29,950 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,630.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $29,340 |
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| Fees | $610 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,630 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $17,720 (On-Campus) / $25,303 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,050 (On-Campus) / $2,772 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $50,720 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $59,025 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $26,134 | $27,172 | $28,180 | $29,280 | $29,950 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Hofstra University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 173 major areas - 101 Master's (1 online programs), 15 Doctorate, 12 Post-Bachelor's, 45 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 1,123 students have been conferred Master's degree and 444 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,123 | 444 | 12 | 99 |
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| Men | 364 | 202 | 4 | 19 |
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| Women | 759 | 242 | 8 | 80 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Sociology | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Hofstra graduate schools have a total of 4,193 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,506 male and 2,687 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 3,030 full-time and 1,163 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 435 students enrolled through online exclusively and 720 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,260 White, 347 Black, and 488 Asian students are attending at Hofstra University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
118 grad students are younger than 22 and 354 students are older than 65. It has 3,013 students aged between 22 and 30 and 602 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,193 |
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| Men | 1,506 |
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| Women | 2,687 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,193 |
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| Full-time Students | 3,030 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,163 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,193 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 10 |
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| Asian | 488 |
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| Black | 347 |
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| Hispanic | 456 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 9 |
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| White | 2,260 |
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| Two or more races | 92 |
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| Un-Known | 296 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,193 |
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| 21 & Under | 118 |
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| 22-24 | 1,660 |
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| 25-29 | 1,353 |
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| 30-34 | 409 |
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| 35-39 | 193 |
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| 40 & Over | 354 |
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Online Population
At Hofstra University graduate schools, 435 students enrolled online exclusively and 720 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,128 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 435 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 720 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,973 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 435 |
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| New York Resident | 373 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 61 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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