Hofstra University School of Law

Hofstra University School of Law is a Private, 4 years school in Hempstead, NY. The law school tuition & fees at Hofstra University School of Law is $68,860. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 156 and the average GPA is 3.59 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 857 students are attending the law school and 269 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 156
Tuition & Fees (JD): $68,860
LLM Tuition & Fees: $68,860
Acceptance Rate: 50.38%
Student Population: 857
First-Year Student: 269

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Hofstra University School of Law is $68,860 for law school students. The tuition increased by 4.59% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $24,229 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in New York is $62,265 for New York residents and $63,267 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of Hofstra University School of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of New York law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the Hofstra University School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the New York law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Hofstra University School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Hofstra University School of Law	$64,032	$65,838	$68,860
New York Law Schools	$58,953	$60,517	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 156 and the average GPA is 3.59 at Hofstra University School of Law.

The LSAT score of Hofstra University School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of New York law schools.

The undergraduate GPA of Hofstra University School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of New York law schools.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Hofstra University School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Hofstra University School of Law	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	150	157	155
50^th percentile	156	160	159
75^th percentile	159	163	161

Hofstra University School of LawGPA distribution
	Hofstra University School of Law	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.3	3.39	3.33
50^th percentile	3.59	3.63	3.61
75^th percentile	3.82	3.80	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,118 students have applied to Hofstra University School of Law. Among them, 1,067 students have accepted to admit and 269 have enrolled into Hofstra University School of LawThe acceptance rate is 50.38% and the yield is 25%.

The acceptance rate of Hofstra University School of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of New York law schools.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Hofstra University School of Law.

Hofstra University School of Law Admission Statistics
	Hofstra University School of Law	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	2,118	51,347	414,758
Admitted	1,067	15,668	130,837
Enrolled	269	4,180	36,756
Acceptance Rate	50.38%	38.89%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	25.21%	27.79%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 857 students enrolled to Hofstra University School of Law. Among them 832 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 25 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 269 students newly joined to to Hofstra University School of Law. By gender, there are 125 men and 146 women first-time students at Hofstra University School of Law. By attending status, 262 students enrolled as full-time and 9 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Hofstra University School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	909	857
JD Enrollment	831	832
Non-JD Enrollment	78	25

First-year Student Population
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	256	252	8	269	262	9
Men	135	132	5	130	123	2
Women	123	120	3	146	139	7

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 76.34% where 262 students took the exam and 200 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of New York law schools (82.42%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	249	260
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	255	262
New Graduates	235	242
Prior Year Graduates	10	9
Early Takers	10	11
No Exam Takers	14	7
Exam Passer	177	200
Exam Pass Rate	69.41%	76.34%
New York Pass Rate	81.9%	82.42%