Hofstra University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Hofstra University is 14:1, and the school has 50.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Hofstra University include: Marketing/Marketing Management, General; Psychology, General; Accounting; Business Administration and Management, General; and English Language and Literature, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 78.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Foreign languages Mathematics Sciences (biological or physical) English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	14:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Marketing/Marketing Management, General 8% Psychology, General 8% Accounting 6% Business Administration and Management, General 6% English Language and Literature, General 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	BA - in Labor Studies/MBA; BA/JD - various program combinations; BA/MA - in Journalism; BA/MD - various program combinations; BA/MS - in Computer Science; BBA - in Management/MSEd - in Business Education; BBA/MBA - various program combinations; BBA/MS - in Accounting, Taxation, Human Resources Management, Marketing, and Marketing Research; BS/MS - in Computer Science; BS/MS - in Physical Education and Health Education; BS/MS - in Physician Assistant Studies; Economics BA or BS with MBA or MS Finance
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	78%
4-year graduation rate	43

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data