Hofstra acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Hofstra admitted 15,821 of 21,771 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 72.7%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into Hofstra counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
Hofstra acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21,771 | 15,821 | 72.7% | 1,615 | 10.2% |
| 2024-25 | 25,021 | 17,035 | 68.1% | 1,754 | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22,890 | 16,157 | 70.6% | 1,593 | 9.9% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at Hofstra
Early decision counts: Not published. Hofstra’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
Hofstra waitlist
Hofstra SAT and ACT scores
What Hofstra says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors Hofstra rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: None recorded
- Important: None recorded
- 2024-25
- Very important: None recorded
- Important: None recorded
- 2023-24
- Very important: None recorded
- Important: None recorded
Hofstra testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test optional for full-time first-year admission. International applicants whose native language is not English must submit TOEFL or SAT/ACT. The policy page also notes that at least one dual-degree program requires scores. Presidential Scholars and Trustee Scholarships go only to students who submit scores.
From Hofstra’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Hofstra's C7 ratings are printed as graphics outside the published text, so they are not listed here; that does not mean Hofstra rates no factors. C21 lists early decision but prints no counts.
Hofstra acceptance rate questions
- What is the Hofstra acceptance rate?
- Hofstra's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 21,771 first-year applicants and 15,821 admitted, an acceptance rate of 72.7%. It was 68.1% in 2024-25 and 70.6% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do Hofstra students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1260 to 1390, and ACT submitters scored 28 to 32. 25.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the Hofstra waitlist?
- In 2025-26, Hofstra offered 190 applicants a place on the waitlist; 92 accepted one, and 22 were admitted from it.
- Does Hofstra require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test optional for full-time first-year admission. International applicants whose native language is not English must submit TOEFL or SAT/ACT. The policy page also notes that at least one dual-degree program requires scores. Presidential Scholars and Trustee Scholarships go only to students who submit scores.
Applying to Hofstra?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what Hofstra says it weighs.
Source: Hofstra Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Hofstra. All official acceptance rates