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Hofstra University - 2015 Standard 509 Information Report
121 Hofstra University
ABA
Hempstead, NY 11549
Hofstra
University
Phone:
516-463-5854
Last Site Visit: 2014-2015
Since
Website: http://law.hofstra.edu
Next Site Visit: 2021-2022
1970
Approved
The Basics
GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year**)
Type of school
PRIVATE
Term
Semester
Application deadline
4/15/2016
Application fee
$0
Financial aid deadline
4/1/2016
Can first year start other than fall?
No
Tuition and Fees (academic year*)
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
# of apps
1,848
1,685
163
# of offers
1,100
1,038
62
# of matriculants
251
241
10
75th Percentile GPA
3.60
3.60
3.63
50th Percentile GPA
3.39
3.39
3.40
25th Percentile GPA
2.99
2.99
2.81
# not incl. in GPA percentile calc.
8.00
8.00
0.00
Resident
Non-Resident
Full-Time
$ 54,250
$ 54,250
75th Percentile LSAT
155
155
151
Part-Time
$ 40,670
$ 40,670
50th Percentile LSAT
153
153
149
25 Percentile LSAT
147
147
144
2
2
0
Tuition Guarantee Program
No
# not incl. in LSAT percentile calc.
Living Expenses (academic year*)
Estimated Living Expenses for singles
Grants and Scholarships (prior academic year*)
Living on Campus
$ 24,547
Living Off Campus
$ 25,405
Living at Home
Total
$ 8,355
Full-Time
Part-Time
#
%
#
%
#
%
Total # of students
793
100
769
97
24
3
Total # receiving grants
499
62.9
488
63.5
11
45.8
Conditional Scholarships
Less than 1/2 tuition
245
30.9
240
31.2
5
20.8
Students Matriculating in
Half to full tuition
173
21.8
171
22.2
2
8.3
79
10
75
9.8
4
16.7
2
0.3
2
0.3
0
0
# Entering with
2014-2015 Academic Year
2013-2014 Academic Year
2012-2013 Academic Year
# Reduced or
Eliminated
231
Full tuition
127
155
More than full tuition
79
199
106
75th Percentile grant amount
$ 40,000
$ 39,070
50th Percentile grant amount
$ 26,095
$ 25,000
25th Percentile grant amount
$ 13,048
$ 10,000
J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity (academic year*)
Men
Women
Other
First - Year
J.D. Deg Awd
Full-Time
Part-Time
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Total
%
Hispanics of any race
23
6.9
50
13.7
0
0
69
10.2
4
21.1
30
11.8
73
10.5
24
American Indian or Alaska
Native
2
0.6
2
0.5
0
0
4
0.6
0
0
2
0.8
4
0.6
0
Asian
19
5.7
17
4.7
0
0
34
5
2
10.5
8
3.1
36
5.2
32
Black or African American
29
8.7
47
12.9
0
0
75
11
1
5.3
27
10.6
76
10.9
24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
1
0.3
2
0.5
0
0
3
0.4
0
0
1
0.4
3
0.4
0
Two or more races
0
0
3
0.8
0
0
3
0.4
0
0
1
0.4
3
0.4
6
Total Minority
74
22.2
121
33.2
0
0
188
27.7
7
36.8
69
27.2
195
27.9
86
White
218
65.3
191
52.5
0
0
399
58.8
10
52.6
150
59.1
409
58.6
186
Nonresident Alien
8
2.4
12
3.3
0
0
20
2.9
0
0
8
3.1
20
2.9
15
Race and Ethnicity Unknown
34
10.2
40
11
0
0
72
10.6
2
10.5
27
10.6
74
10.6
14
Total
334
47.9
364
52.1
0
0
679
97.3
19
2.7
254
36.4
698
100
301
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Hofstra University
ABA
Approved
Since
1970
Curriculum (prior academic year*)
J.D. Attrition (prior academic year*)
Typical first-year section size
Academic
Transfer
Other
Total
#
#
#
#
%
1st year
8
24
7
39
13.5
2nd year
3
0
5
8
4
3rd year
0
0
0
0
0
4th year
0
0
0
0
0
80
# of classroom course titles beyond
first-year curriculum
160
# of upper division classroom course sections
Under 25
128
25 - 49
22
50 - 74
10
75 - 99
11
100+
Transfers (prior academic year*)
Transfers In(School has 12 or more)
#
3
75th Percentile 1L GPA
2.73
960
50th Percentile 1L GPA
2.59
# of simulation positions filled
742
25th Percentile 1L GPA
2.26
# of seminar positions filled
619
See Appendix for list of schools from which students transferred
# of positions available in simulation courses
Transfers Out
# of law clinics
24
10
# of seats available in the law clinics identified
in sub-part (i) above
132
# of seats filled in the law clinics identified in
sub-part (i) above
122
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2014)
First Time Takers: 299
Jurisdiction
New York
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
281
207
73.67
78.60
-4.93
# of field placement positions filled
186
# of students who enrolled in independent study
108
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
# of students who participated in law journals
224
93.98
73.67
78.60
-4.93
# of students who participated in
interschool skills competitions
83
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2013)
First Time Takers: 307
Faculty and Administrators (calendar year**)
Total
Men
Women
Jurisdiction
Other
Minorities
New York
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
287
237
82.58
84.76
-2.18
Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall
Full-Time
Deans, librarians
& others who
teach
Part-Time
41
34
20
20
21
14
0
0
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
93.49
82.58
84.76
-2.18
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2012)
45
36
35
29
10
7
90
74
57
51
33
23
0
0
5
4
First Time Takers: 354
10
8
Jurisdiction
New York
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
330
269
81.52
81.55
-0.03
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
93.22
81.52
81.55
-0.03
* "Academic year" refers to the 2015 - 2016 academic year. ** "Calendar year" refers to the 2015 calendar year.
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Appendix to Standard 509 Information Report
(for schools matriculating more than 5 transfer students)
Schools from which Students Transferred
Number of Transfer Students
ARIZONA SUMMIT LAW SCHOOL
1
BARRY UNIVERSITY
2
CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF LAW
1
CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW
2
FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
1
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL
1
PACE UNIVERSITY
2
PUERTO RICO, UNIVERSITY OF
1
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
1
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL
1
THOMAS M. COOLEY SCHOOL OF LAW
±MICHIGAN
2
TOURO COLLEGE
2
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
1
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