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 3.58. Total 909 students are attending the law school and 256 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 156
2024 Tuition & Fees (JD): $68,860
LLM Tuition & Fees: $68,860
Acceptance Rate: 44.74%
Student Population: 909
First-Year Student: 256

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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 $59,647 for New York residents and $60,649 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $41,844 for State residents and $47,084 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	$55,797	$60,649	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$43,395	$47,084	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 156 and the average GPA is 3.58 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 higher 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	151	157	155
50^th percentile	156	160	158
75^th percentile	158	162	161

Hofstra University School of LawGPA distribution
	Hofstra University School of Law	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.24	3.34	3.29
50^th percentile	3.58	3.58	3.58
75^th percentile	3.74	3.75	3.76

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,264 students have applied to Hofstra University School of Law. Among them, 1,013 students have accepted to admit and 256 have enrolled into Hofstra University School of LawThe acceptance rate is 44.74% 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	2,264	53,117	427,103
Admitted	1,013	15,264	128,500
Enrolled	256	4,112	36,795
Acceptance Rate	44.74%	36.78%	40.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	25.27%	28.12%	31.46%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 909 students enrolled to Hofstra University School of Law. Among them 831 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 78 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 256 students newly joined to to Hofstra University School of Law. By gender, there are 137 men and 123 women first-time students at Hofstra University School of Law. By attending status, 252 students enrolled as full-time and 8 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Hofstra University School of Law Student Population
	2022	2023
Total Enrollment	840	909
JD Enrollment	830	831
Non-JD Enrollment	10	78

First-year Student Population
	2022			2023
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	278	273	14	256	252	8
Men	136	127	5	135	132	5
Women	155	146	9	123	120	3

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 69.41% where 255 students took the exam and 177 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of New York law schools (81.9%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2022	2023
Number of Graduates	242	249
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	230	255
New Graduates	223	235
Prior Year Graduates	7	10
Early Takers	0	10
No Exam Takers	19	14
Exam Passer	174	177
Exam Pass Rate	75.66%	69.41%
New York Pass Rate	85.51%	81.9%