The student population at Hofstra University is 10,238 (6,110 undergraduate and 4,128 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 690 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Hofstra is 59.68% which is decreased by 716 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 26 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.47 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

439 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 288.50% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,757 where 10,238 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

59.68% of total students is undergraduate students and 40.32% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 716 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 26 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.47 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Hofstra than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hofstra University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,9286,8263,1923,6344,1021,6512,451
2014-1510,953
25
6,904
78
3,208
16
3,696
62
4,049
-53
1,606
-45
2,443
-8
2015-1610,814
-139
6,824
-80
3,134
-74
3,690
-6
3,990
-59
1,519
-87
2,471
28
2016-1711,145
331
6,899
75
3,164
30
3,735
45
4,246
256
1,643
124
2,603
132
2017-1811,131
-14
6,861
-38
3,093
-71
3,768
33
4,270
24
1,630
-13
2,640
37
2018-1910,871
-260
6,701
-160
2,998
-95
3,703
-65
4,170
-100
1,593
-37
2,577
-63
2019-2010,804
-67
6,498
-203
2,923
-75
3,575
-128
4,306
136
1,626
33
2,680
103
2020-2110,444
-360
6,120
-378
2,734
-189
3,386
-189
4,324
18
1,6262,698
18
2021-2210,243
-201
6,050
-70
2,615
-119
3,435
49
4,193
-131
1,506
-120
2,687
-11
2022-2310,238
-5
6,110
60
2,645
30
3,465
30
4,128
-65
1,498
-8
2,630
-57
Average10,7576,5792,9713,6094,1781,5902,588
Hofstra University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,579 where 6,110 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Hofstra University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,8266,3782,9473,431448245203
2014-156,9046,4742,9893,485430219211
2015-166,8246,4172,8973,520407237170
2016-176,8996,4972,9303,567402234168
2017-186,8616,4942,8953,599367198169
2018-196,7016,3292,7983,531372200172
2019-206,4986,1562,7293,427342194148
2020-216,1205,8062,5723,234314162152
2021-226,0505,7472,4533,294303162141
2022-236,1105,8422,5023,340268143125
Average6,5796,5792,7713,4436,579199166
Hofstra University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,178 where 4,128 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Hofstra University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,1023,0051,2511,7541,097400697
2014-154,0493,0051,2021,8031,044404640
2015-163,9902,8961,1241,7721,094395699
2016-174,2463,0301,2111,8191,216432784
2017-184,2703,0031,2131,7901,267417850
2018-194,1703,0021,2161,7861,168377791
2019-204,3063,0791,2331,8461,227393834
2020-214,3243,1541,2191,9351,170407763
2021-224,1933,0301,1351,8951,163371792
2022-234,1283,0161,1511,8651,112347765
Average4,1784,1781,1961,8274,178394762
Hofstra University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.66%. The percentage was 55.70% 10 years ago and Hofstra still has a high percentage of white students. 13.11% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.44% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hofstra University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14257849061,122616,087228
2014-15318939091,254785,914198
2015-16439488791,259845,849192
2016-17351,0188871,331826,034196
2017-18411,0819331,319655,903213
2018-19401,1529221,269435,727211
2019-20391,1909511,297305,701232
2020-21321,1898901,305215,611290
2021-22241,2468821,390115,433320
2022-23241,3428641,43185,289336
Average331,0849021,298485,755242
Hofstra University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

439 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 288.50% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Hofstra University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1510,95311368010,160
2015-1610,81410469410,016
2016-1711,14514878010,217
2017-1811,13125464710,230
2018-1910,8711979609,714
2019-2010,8042071,0639,534
2020-2110,4442511,2378,956
2021-2210,2434821,8687,893
2022-2310,2384391,5568,243
Average10,7382441,0549,440

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