Is Hofstra University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Hofstra University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Hofstra University's acceptance rate?

68% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 17,035 of 25,021 applicants were admitted. Applications fell 11%, from 27,991 in 2015 to 25,021 in 2024, and Hofstra University's admit rate went from 61% to 68%.

What ACT score do you need for Hofstra University?

4% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 27–32, with a median of 30. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1240–1380 works out to about 26–30.

How many students get off the waitlist at Hofstra University?

23 of the 117 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 20%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Hofstra University? (Middle 50%: 1240–1380)

First-year students at Hofstra University who sent an SAT scored 1240–1380, with a median of 1310 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Hofstra University admits 68% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Hofstra University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1240–1380, median 1310

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Hofstra University by the numbers

Admit rate: 68%
Middle 50% SAT: 1240–1380
Median SAT: 1310
About on the ACT: 26–30
Sent an SAT: 26%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Hofstra University admit rate over 10 years

Applications fell 11%, from 27,991 in 2015 to 25,021 in 2024, and Hofstra University's admit rate went from 61% to 68%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	25,021	17,035	68%
2023	22,890	16,157	71%
2022	23,577	16,346	69%
2021	24,886	16,862	68%
2020	24,062	16,630	69%
2019	24,425	16,728	68%
2018	27,620	17,456	63%
2017	26,808	17,143	64%
2016	28,617	17,806	62%
2015	27,991	17,090	61%

In fall 2024, 1,754 of the 17,035 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Hofstra University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1190Far reachHold
1190–1230ReachHold
1240–1300TargetHold
1310–1370TargetSend
1380 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Hofstra University SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	610	650	700
SAT total	1240	1310	1380
ACT composite	27	30	32

Of enrolled first-year students, 26% sent an SAT and 4% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 19%; of new students who reported a rank

Hofstra University waitlist

Waitlist

267 applicants were offered a spot, 117 took it, and 23 were admitted from it.

20%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Hofstra University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $34,176; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 69%
Median earnings: $69,039; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 6,991

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Hofstra University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Hofstra University Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Hofstra University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1240–1380, and the median was 1310. At 1310 or higher you're above half of them. Hofstra University admits 68% of applicants.

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