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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for Hofstra University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$46,729 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$47,093 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$46,794 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$46,724 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$50,278 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$50,190 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$50,122 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$50,320 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$50,196 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$57,660 lower in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$48,707 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$48,908 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$48,661 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$49,127 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$50,208 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$49,034 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$48,829 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$48,786 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$48,835 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$48,835 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$49,088 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$50,170 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$48,829 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$49,071 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	$49,238 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$48,357 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$48,625 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY	$48,768 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$49,035 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$56,765 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for Hofstra University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$5,136 higher in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$11,654 higher in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$7,868 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$14,185 higher in-state tuition	64% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$7,255 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$12,646 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$9,420 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$12,228 higher in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$13,370 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$4,640 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$6,421 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$4,370 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$9,910 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$1,614 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Iona University New Rochelle, NY	$10,400 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$9,630 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$8,550 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$4,260 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$4,185 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$1,034 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$4,120 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$11,300 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$11,080 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$1,738 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Alfred University Alfred, NY	$16,160 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$15,228 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$8,776 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$9,202 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$11,379 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$17,330 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$8,240 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	$16,470 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$7,457 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$16,185 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Canisius University Buffalo, NY	$23,160 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	$15,790 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$11,100 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$5,860 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$39,230 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$18,684 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$10,840 lower in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$35,210 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Nazareth University Rochester, NY	$15,210 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY	$18,834 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$9,697 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$5,554 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Hofstra University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$37,016 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$45,851 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$35,857 lower in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$40,850 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$43,440 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$39,888 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$35,734 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$43,410 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$31,746 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$39,731 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$36,616 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$57,660 lower in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$38,602 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	$46,346 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$41,086 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$38,028 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$44,404 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$37,686 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$43,020 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$46,576 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$38,458 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$40,883 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$40,694 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$41,688 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$41,956 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$47,668 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$39,896 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$57,660 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$42,362 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$42,452 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$41,688 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$42,452 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$43,252 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$43,380 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Hofstra University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$4,016 higher in-state tuition	64% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$5,028 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$7,570 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$10,442 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$11,026 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$9,590 higher in-state tuition	64% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$10,116 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$10,357 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$21,850 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$8,586 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$13,042 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$13,752 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$4,736 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$8,502 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$10,050 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$4,752 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$10,608 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$2,180 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$10,152 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$13,044 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$5,028 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$604 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$7,320 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$1,111 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$508 lower in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$12,820 higher in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$7,738 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$3,340 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$7,570 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$7,834 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$10,420 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$4,490 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$10,900 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$5,890 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$11,108 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$3,677 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$12,682 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$13,028 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$8,674 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$690 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$5,145 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$11,940 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$9,516 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$9,940 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$17,010 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$4,983 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$5,802 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$510 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$8,980 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Hofstra University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$12,258 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$2,832 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$4,697 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$7,324 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$3,738 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$8,520 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$939 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Portland Portland, OR	$440 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$2,180 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$8,804 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$8,676 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$2,920 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$7,168 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$1,900 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$5,274 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$17,088 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$3,262 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$12,208 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$17,860 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$13,511 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=191649.

Last updated: August 2026