Университет Хофстра

Hofstra has a vibrant campus with hundreds of social, academic and cultural events per year. 

The main campus has approximately 113 buildings on 97 hectares. The part of the campus located south of Hempstead Turnpike (NY Route 24) and west of California Avenue is located in the Village of Hempstead. The part of the campus north of Hempstead Turnpike and east of California Avenue is located in Uniondale and East Garden City. 

Hofstra offers a wide variety of on-campus facilities for students: sport and wellness, recreation facilities, student clubs, fraternities and sororities, research centers and libraries.

The Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary at Hofstra University has collection of diverse trees and reflecting to its Dutch origin displays an array of rare and colorful tulips in the spring.

With its location on the Long Island, New York, Hofstra University puts students in an ideal location to enjoy attractions and secure internships in New York City. In addition to two traditional semesters, the university offers courses during a January term and several summer sessions.

There are more than 200 student organizations including about 20 fraternities and sororities on campus.

Besides, New York, which is one of the most vibrant cities in the world, is just a train ride away. There is plenty to explore in New York City during student’s years here at Hofstra so there are so much advantages of these activities students can do for free in NYC. 

There are plenty of opportunities: relax and spend the day in Central Park, go to Times Square, to one of the most beautiful places in the city - Grand Central Terminal, explore the New York Public Library Main Branch, Rockefeller Center that is home to the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and ice-skating rink in the winter, the High Line on Manhattan’s West Side, the Brooklyn Bridge and dozens of other cool activities.

35 residence halls housing about 3,500 students. Campus residence options include traditional dormitories, coed housing, apartments for single students, special housing for disabled students, wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free) and themed living communities, which group students by a common interest such as active living and performing arts.

The Hofstra career center aims to help students explore, prepare, connect and share. The organization does this by providing services that empower students to develop and pursue career-related goals and complete meaningful practical experiences.

Students are invited to connect with the career center early in their time at hofstra and use some of their services: major exploration, career counseling, internships, handshake/job and internship postings, job search resources and handouts, events and many others.

Total undergraduate costs for nine-month academic year, 2016–2017 are about $76,000 for a non-resident living on-campus. This sum includes tuition and fees - about $49,000 per year, books and supplies - $2,000, room and board - $21,000, personal and transportation costs - $4,000.

Hofstra University is a private institution founded in 1935 and located in Long Island, New York. Its schools offer degrees in liberal arts, health sciences, engineering, education, nursing, business, law, humanities, performing arts, medicine and communication.

The university puts a lot of emphasis on research. Its faculty includes highly qualified professors such as Fulbright scholars, Guggenheim fellows, National Endowment for the Humanities and National Institutes for Health award laureates.

The campus, located 15 miles east of the New York City, is buzzing with life and activities. It is composed of 35 residence halls, six theatres, over 200 student led societies and clubs and just under 30 fraternities and sororities. It has full accessibility for persons with disabilities.

Hofstra also prides its own museum which holds an indoor and outdoor collection of around 5,000 works of art and up to six exhibitions per year. Its Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary and rare tulips reflect the institution’s Dutch origins - indeed even the university’s motto and logo used to reference the House of Orange-Nassau saying “I stand steadfast”. 

The Hofstra libraries’ collections of over one million books are accessible 24/7. Students can practice baseball, basketball, field hockey, volleyball, golf, softball, lacrosse, soccer, cross-country, tennis, and wrestling.

In 2008, Hofstra hosted the final presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain and a series of free lectures and conferences on politics and public policy.

Hofstra University offers the appeal of a large university along with all the comforts and amenities of a close-knit campus community. The Hofstra community is composed of students with drive, determination and ambition. Hofstra’s mission is to provide a high-quality education to all students in an environment that encourages, nurtures and supports learning through the free and open exchange of ideas while fostering a sense of social and ethical responsibility. Its students know what they want from their education and expect to be successful in their career and life aspirations.

U.S. News National University Rankings 2016 placed Hofstra University the 133rd. Washington Monthly National Universities Rankings 2016 ranked it the 297th.

The most popular majors by the number of registered students are psychology, accounting, marketing management, radio, television, and digital communication, public relations, journalism and finance.