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Hofstra University
Hofstra publishes 73% (Fall 2025). Out-of-state applicants got in at 82%; international at 6.1%.
Acceptance rate
68%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
1230–1400
Section 25th–75th, summed
ACT middle 50%
28–32
Avg. HS GPA
3.8
Fall 2025 enrolled first-time first-year students (CDS 2025-26)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published
Acceptance rate
What Hofstra's 73% is made of
The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Hofstra reports itself.
Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.
Testing
Test scores at Hofstra
- SAT middle 50%
- 1230–1400sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–32
- Average HS GPA
- 3.8Fall 2025 enrolled first-time first-year students (CDS 2025-26) · Source
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 6,488
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $57,660
- Category
- Private
- Admissions site
- www.hofstra.edu
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Sources
- Hofstra GPA (Fall 2025 enrolled first-time first-year students (CDS 2025-26))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
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