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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 5,565
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 92%
Average Aid Amount $28,645
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,644
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 99%

Financial Aid Information at Hofstra

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 5,565 students (92% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $28,645. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,644 students (99% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Hofstra University is $55,450, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 5,565 students (92% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $28,645. 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 aid5,56592%$28,645
Pell Grants1,39923%$5,011
Federal Student Loans2,70845%$6,203

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,644 beginning students (99% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,643 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 Aid1,64499%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,64399%$30,958
Federal Grants44427%$6,386
Pell Grants44427%$5,131
Other Federal Grants34321%$1,624
State/Local Grants32720%$3,488
Institutional Grants1,64399%$28,539
Student Loans87553%$10,202
Federal Student Loans83851%$5,266
Other Student Loans17110%$26,399