Hofstra University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Hofstra University is a private doctoral/professional university in Hempstead, NY (suburb setting), with 6,224 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 71% of 22,890 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1210–1380 on the SAT and 27–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $76,220 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $35,687 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 67% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, communication & journalism. The campus reported 1.06 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Hofstra University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 67%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $55,450
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Hofstra University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Hofstra University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $1.9M | $64,317 | 991 | |
| Baseball | Coastal Athletic Association | 37 | 3 over | 5 | $1.7M | $45,144 | 983 | |
| Men's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 14 | room 1 | 8 | $4.3M | $309,641 | 1000 | |
| Women's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $2.9M | $208,057 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 3 | — | — | 992 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Coastal Athletic Association | 27 | at cap | 2 | $1.1M | $42,171 | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | Coastal Athletic Association | 9 | at cap | 1 | $249k | $27,685 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Coastal Athletic Association | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $306k | $30,600 | 998 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Coastal Athletic Association | 46 | room 2 | 4 | $2M | $43,593 | 988 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Coastal Athletic Association | 33 | room 5 | 4 | $1.6M | $47,280 | 988 | |
| Men's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 1 over | 4 | $1.7M | $57,930 | 991 | |
| Softball | Coastal Athletic Association | 22 | room 3 | 3 | $1.4M | $64,777 | 988 | |
| Men's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $286k | $35,697 | 998 | |
| Women's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 11 | 1 over | 1 | $308k | $28,031 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 44 | room 1 | 1 | $433k | $9,830 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 117 | 72 over | 1 | $406k | $3,469 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | at cap | 4 | $1.7M | $92,209 | 995 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 27 | room 3 | 1 | $1.2M | $45,120 | 974 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.