Student Population at Hofstra

The following chart compares Hofstra's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York.

Hofstra has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 5,336 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York average (2,948 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Hofstra University and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 4,322 male and 6,363 female students attending Hofstra. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.68 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Hofstra.

By age, there are 8,324 students whose age under twenty five and 1,051 students whose age is over thirty years old at Hofstra University.

Especially, 282 students are younger than eighteen and 10 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Hofstra University.

At Hofstra University, 1,960 students (18.34% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 396 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 342 students live in New York where Hofstra University is located in and 45 students have enrolled from other states.