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WHY HOFSTRA? The future belongs to the innovators.

The storytellers and creators.

The future belongs to you.

Become a World Changer.

BECAUSE LOCATION IS MORE THAN A PLACE. IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY. At Hofstra University, our location on suburban Long Island is central to who we are and how our students learn. Hofstra students live, study, and play on a traditional campus with state-of-the-art labs, centers, and studios, surrounded by grass-covered quads and modern residence halls.

But New York City, only an hour’s drive or train ride away, is one of the world’s most diverse destinations, as well as a workplace and experiential classroom for Hofstra students.

175+ 195+ 2400+ undergraduate program options

student clubs and organizations

social, academic, and cultural events on campus each year

13:1 student-faculty ratio

BECAUSE WE WILL KNOW YOUR NAME.

Hofstra professors are here for you. They are leaders in their fields and mentors in and out of the classroom.

All undergraduate classes are taught by faculty – not graduate students – so you’ll get to know your professors, and they’ll get to know you. Our faculty are Emmy Award winners, Fulbright scholars, entrepreneurs, bestselling authors, renowned scientists and researchers, and respected business executives. They know what it takes to succeed and are dedicated to passing on that knowledge to the next generation of leaders – including you.

93%

of full-time Hofstra faculty hold the highest degree in their fields.

Each student is assigned two advisors – an advising dean and a faculty scholar in their major.

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BECAUSE WE’LL GET YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. Before you can innovate, you need to understand real-life applications.

Hofstra provides endless opportunities for hands-on learning.

On campus, you may conduct research with a distinguished professor; use our 5,000-square-foot business incubator with an innovative makerspace; or work at one of the most acclaimed college radio stations in the nation, WRHU-88.7 FM. And with scores of internship and co-op possibilities in New York City and on Long Island and a focus on interdisciplinary education, you will be prepared for the careers of the future.

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On average, students who participate have 2+ internships during their time at Hofstra.* *Results are based on self-reported data from the December 2022 and May 2023 Alumni Outcomes Surveys, which yield a 73% response rate for undergraduate students.

Some places our students have interned: ABC » Atlantic

Records » CNBC » ESPN » GEI Consultants » Google » IBM » JPMorgan Chase & Co. » KPMG, LLP » Magellan Aerospace » Morgan Stanley » Mount Sinai Health System » NBC » Northwell Health » NYC Department of Education » SiriusXM » Sony » United Nations » The Walt Disney Company » Warner Music Group

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Being at Hofstra gave me a support base bigger than I could have ever imagined. It led me to work with the best in the industry in news, sports, and beyond. Thanks to the mentorship I received at the Herbert School, I had 12 internships, including WABC, WNBC-TV, NBA on TNT, Fox Sports, and Fox News.

” DISCOVER YOU at HU Yaw Bonsu ‘24 | Hometown: Baldwin, NY | Major: Journalism, concentration in sports media Minor: Philosophy | HIRED: Sports Anchor at WZZM-ABC, Grand Rapids, MI

Learn more about Yaw’s story.

BECAUSE YOU HAVE PRIDE AND PURPOSE.

Whether you want to join one or more of our 195+ clubs, start your own, or work with faculty on community service or research, you’ll have many options to choose from. At Hofstra, “Pride and Purpose” means celebrating our history and traditions, and challenging ourselves, individually and collectively, to use our abilities to make our campus and our communities better places to live, study, work, and play.

6,000 100,000 students participate in community service each year.

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hours are spent serving the community each year.

THE PRIDE represents Hofstra University in NCAA Division I competition, fielding 21 teams that compete primarily in the CAA.

BECAUSE A HOFSTRA EDUCATION IS AN INVESTMENT IN YOU.

You want a college that has unparalleled resources, worldrenowned scholars and faculty, personal service, a multicultural environment, and access to opportunities in and out of the classroom.

You want to change the world.

Choose Hofstra.

Schedule your in-person or virtual visit at hofstra.edu/visit.

92% 95%

of Hofstra University undergraduate degree recipients are employed or attending or planning to attend graduate school within a year of graduation.* of full-time, first-year students entering in fall 2024 were awarded financial aid, including scholarships and grants.

*Results are based on data collected up to one year post-graduation from the Alumni Outcomes Survey, LinkedIn, National Student Clearinghouse, and Hofstra enrollment (84% knowledge rate).

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