Hofstra University Student Population

How many students at Hofstra?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hofstra University has a total enrollment of 10,685 students, including 6,581 undergraduate and 4,104 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,322 male students (40.4%) and 6,363 female students (59.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,915 White students (46%) and 1,748 Hispanic students (16.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,581 undergraduate students (61.6%) and 4,104 graduate students (38.4%).
• Class Delivery: 396 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,564 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Hofstra's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,322 male (40.45%) and 6,363 female (59.55%) students are attending Hofstra University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 67.92.

By class level, 6,581 (61.59%) are undergraduate students and 4,104 (38.41%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.73% are male and 57.27% are female, while among graduate students, 36.79% are male and 63.21% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,915 White, 996 Black, and 1,512 Asian students out of a total of 10,685 are attending at Hofstra University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hofstra University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Hofstra has 282 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 8,324 students under 25 years old, and 2,361 students over 25 years old out of 10,685 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 282 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Hofstra has 6,456 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 125 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,868 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,236 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Hofstra University, 396 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,564 students are enrolled in some online courses.

342 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 54 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,581 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 240 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.65%.204 students have transferred in as full-time status and 36 students transferred in as part-time status.