Admissions & selectivity
Hofstra University Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at Hofstra University?
Hofstra University’s reported acceptance rate is 68.1%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 68.1%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
Hofstra University admits 68.1% of applicants, a rate that sits just below the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The gap is narrow, so the admission rate does not by itself separate Hofstra from its peers.
What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled Hofstra University students report?
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported an average high-school GPA of 3.78 among enrolled first-year students, with 100.0% of the class reporting a GPA. The middle half of SAT submitters scored between 1240 and 1380, while ACT submitters fell between 27 and 32.
Class-rank data is sparser: 23% of the entering class reported a rank. Within that group, 19% placed in the upper tenth of their high-school class and 56% in the upper fourth.
These figures sketch the academic preparation of recently enrolled students, not a set of cutoffs. An applicant whose scores sit inside the SAT or ACT ranges above is looking at a profile that matches the middle of the enrolled class.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Hofstra University. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
- 25th percentile
- 1240
- Median
- 1310
- 75th percentile
- 1380
CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
- 25th percentile
- 27
- Median
- 30
- 75th percentile
- 32
CDS 2024-25 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Source: Hofstra University Common Data Set 2024-25, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.
Who enrolls at Hofstra University?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25.3%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 12.1%
- First-year retention
- 83.6%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
Hofstra University enrolls 6,488 undergraduates, with 25.3% receiving Pell Grants and an estimated 12.1% entering as transfers or part-time students. Those figures describe a student body where federal financial need is common and a modest share of the class arrives after starting college at another institution.
That composition reflects a campus that serves students from varied starting points and levels of financial need rather than one dominated by a single pathway. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should ask how the university connects them with advising and financial aid resources that address those specific transitions.
First-year students return at a rate of 83.6%, close to the peer median of 83.4%. The six-year graduation rate for the entering class is 68.5%, which sits close to the peer median of 68.8%.
Pell recipients complete at 58.6%, a rate that sits below the overall six-year graduation rate by 9.9 percentage points. Enrolled students can expect retention and graduation outcomes that sit near the peer median, though Pell recipients should plan for additional support to close the completion gap.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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