Private nonprofit · Hempstead, New York
Hofstra University: cost, debt and earnings by major
64 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $30,647
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 66%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 68%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 6,488
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $23,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $23,816 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $26,489 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $30,441 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $34,218 |
| $110,000+ | $34,880 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
- Legal Support Services$59,168
Bachelor's programs (34)
- Mechanical Engineering$94,744
- Accounting and Related Services$92,530
- Engineering Science$90,246
- Finance and Financial Management Services$89,518
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$88,238
- Computer Science$88,137
- Mathematics$86,077
- Civil Engineering$74,984 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$74,525
- International Business$74,168
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,584
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$68,984
- Marketing$68,530
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,374
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$67,847
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$66,780
- Biology, General$65,057
- Political Science and Government$63,728
- Communication and Media Studies$62,361
- Journalism$61,609
- Criminology$60,697
- Psychology, General$60,448
- International/Globalization Studies$59,322
- Public Health$58,610
- Sociology$58,483
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$56,990
- Music$56,847
- English Language and Literature, General$55,054
- History$53,027
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$50,571
- Fine and Studio Arts$49,233
- Dance$48,086
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$44,388
- Sustainability Studies$43,733
Master's programs (25)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$155,876
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$151,333
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$148,980
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$134,727
- Finance and Financial Management Services$119,193
- Marketing$111,964
- Taxation$110,943
- Accounting and Related Services$98,910
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$93,902
- Public Health$90,734
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$90,726 (1 yr)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$90,301
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$89,928
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$85,300
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$83,127
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$81,440
- Special Education and Teaching$79,507
- Journalism$74,266
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$73,160
- Security Science and Technology$73,028
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$72,324 (1 yr)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$71,872
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$71,198
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$63,151 (1 yr)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$63,115