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• Hofstra University is an institution of higher learning located in Hempstead, New York, just outside of New York City. Offering more than 140 undergraduate programs and 150 graduate programs, Hofstra offers a a 14-1 student-faculty ratio.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1935
  2. Location: Hempstead, New York State
  3. President: Stuart Rabinowitz
  4. Faculty: Approximately 1200
  5. Nickname: The Pride
  6. Motto: “Je maintiendray,” Old French for “I stand steadfast”
  7. Current Weather: Hempstead
  8. Acceptance rate: 68.4%
  9. 240 acre campus
  10. "Hoft" in Frisian means "courtyard" and "stra" means "from"
  11. Interesting: Used to be a branch of NYU but then broke off.

• About Hofstra University

  Built from the estate of late millionaire William Hofstra, the trustees, Howard Brower and James Barnard, were trying to find a proper dedication to the Hofstra family. By the fall of 1934, the decision to create a place for higher learning was agreed upon. Years later, the university has grown to a campus holding over 8,000 full-time students, with a remote campus in the Netherlands, where the Hofstra family first originated.Hofstra: Creating the University

• Hofstra University Reputation

  Ranked in the third tier by U.S. News and World Report on the America's Best Colleges 2008 list, Hofstra was ranked 172nd on the Washington Monthly College Rankings for 2006.U.S News and World Report: America's Best Colleges 2008 Washington Monthly: The Washington Monthly College Rankings 2006

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