Hofstra University Courses 2026: Popular UG, PG, & Certificate Courses

To get admission to Hofstra University’s UG courses the applicants are required to submit the academic transcripts, application fee, and personal essay. The admission committee reviews each application individually to assess the:

• Academic achievement
• Curricular rigor
• Essay
• Guidance counselor’s LOR

At Hofstra University, if an applicant is not a native speaker of the English language, they are required to prove their profciency in the language in order to secure an admission. Hofstra accepts major English language scores like: IELTS,  TOEFL & PTE. However, the English language requirement may be waived if the applicant can meet one of the following conditions listed below:

• Advanced Placement (AP) Examination Equivalents: Language & Composition exam or Literature & Composition exam with 4 or better; or
• Applicants primarily educated in the following countries/territories; or
  • African (Anglophone): Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
  • Australia
  • Commonwealth Caribbean (Anglophone): Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago
  • Canada, except Quebec (French)
  • Irish Republic
  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales)
• Attended a U.S. high school for four years or more; or
• Attended an accredited U.S. college or university or accredited college or university with English as medium of instruction in the last two years; or
• Attended entirety of high school at an international high school where English is the medium of instruction; or
• Earned college credits (including 3 credits in English Composition with a grade of B or higher) at an accredited U.S. college or university.

It takes around a month to announce decisions for all international courses. The tentative deadlines by which admissions are announced are mentioned below:

*Dates vary depending on the course and can change. We suggest students to check the school/department’s website for the dates.

Note: It is recommended to register with an email ID and check it for updates on admission information. Students should remain active on the website of the university to stay updated with any admission announcements.

The acceptance rate of Hofstra University is 69% for international students. This means international students with good academic grades and English language proficiency scores have a higher chance of getting admission to Hofstra University.

As per the Fall 2020 enrollment data, the first-year class of Hofstra had students with the following academic credentials:

• 32% of the students belonged to the top 10% of their high school class
• 38% of the students belonged to the out-of-state regions
• 61% of the students belonged to the top 25% of their high school class

Besides the aforementioned statistics, international freshmen may refer to the class profile of undergraduates selected at the university.