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Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY 6,488 Undergrads 67.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$70,624
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$34,176
After Aid
Median Earnings
$72,921
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$34,176
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$72,921
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$69,039
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate67.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age20.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients25.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
68.1%
SAT Avg
1,319
SAT Reading
25th: 62063575th: 700
SAT Math
25th: 61064075th: 700
ACT Composite
25th: 282975th: 32

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$636k
+$169k
+$152k
Median Cost$34k/yr
+$513k
+$46k
+$29k
Full Cost$71k/yr
+$382k
-$85k
-$102k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$34k/yr
51
23%
Full Cost$71k/yr
Never
-40%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return15%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-60%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Median Debt
$4,250
Earnings (4yr)
$59,168
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$92,530
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Median Debt
$24,495
Earnings (4yr)
$88,238
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,814
Earnings (4yr)
$65,057
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$73,584
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,361
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,984
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,137
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$60,697
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,086
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,388
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Education, Other
BachCIP: 1399
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,113
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Science
BachCIP: 1413
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,246
Natl Median: $93,782
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Median Debt
$22,625
Earnings (4yr)
$55,054
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$359k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$89,518
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,233
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Median Debt
$22,875
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$78,545
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$53,027
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,168
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,322
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,375
Earnings (4yr)
$61,609
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Law
BachCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $142,745
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,571
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Median Debt
$24,625
Earnings (4yr)
$68,374
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$68,530
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,077
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Median Debt
$20,447
Earnings (4yr)
$94,744
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,847
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$63,728
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,669
Earnings (4yr)
$60,448
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,610
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$66,780
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
$24,873
Earnings (4yr)
$56,990
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$289k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,483
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,733
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$67,847
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
$23,517
Earnings (4yr)
$74,525
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,255
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,623
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,414
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$28,483
Earnings (4yr)
$98,910
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Median Debt
$116,464
Earnings (4yr)
$148,980
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$602k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,241
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$64,525
Earnings (4yr)
$155,876
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$662k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$134,727
Natl Median: $96,656
Lifetime Value Added
+$479k
Median Debt
$48,162
Earnings (4yr)
$90,301
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$57,394
Earnings (4yr)
$81,440
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,115
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Median Debt
$47,930
Earnings (4yr)
$119,193
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$89,928
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,266
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$76,913
Earnings (4yr)
$93,902
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$78,343
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$111,964
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$282k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $198,417
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$58,367
Earnings (4yr)
$73,160
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$49,435
Earnings (4yr)
$90,734
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Median Debt
$45,018
Earnings (4yr)
$85,300
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$151,333
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$623k
Median Debt
$84,382
Earnings (4yr)
$71,872
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,028
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Median Debt
$48,201
Earnings (4yr)
$79,507
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
$30,270
Earnings (4yr)
$110,943
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
Median Debt
$36,656
Earnings (4yr)
$71,198
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$39,214
Earnings (4yr)
$83,127
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,749
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,509
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$109,995
Earnings (4yr)
$127,131
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Molecular Medicine
DocCIP: 2614
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$163,347
Earnings (4yr)
$102,901
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$153,791
Earnings (4yr)
$99,911
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,172
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,700
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.