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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 5,671
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 93%
Average Aid Amount $30,316
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,685
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 99%

Financial Aid Information at Hofstra

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,671 students (93% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $30,316. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,685 students (99% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Hofstra University is $57,660, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,671 students (93% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $30,316. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Hofstra University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Hofstra University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid5,67193%$30,316
Pell Grants1,48524%$5,270
Federal Student Loans2,86847%$6,145

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,685 beginning students (99% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,684 students (99% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Hofstra University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Hofstra University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,68599%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,68399%$33,007
Federal Grants48929%$6,452
Pell Grants48829%$5,287
Other Federal Grants29417%$1,955
State/Local Grants37822%$3,596
Institutional Grants1,68199%$30,361
Student Loans90453%$9,717
Federal Student Loans87551%$5,217
Other Student Loans16210%$26,046