Hempstead, New York
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1971
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 157
- Median GPA
- 3.65
- Resident tuition
- $73,344
- First-year class
- 263
- Bar-required jobs
- 86.3%
- First-time bar passage
- 79.2%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2020-2021
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $31,032 | $716 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $31,032 | $716 |
| Part-time · resident | $23,274 | $474 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $23,274 | $474 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $2,210 | $716 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,210 | $474 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$27,467
- Living off campus$29,140
- Living at home$8,725
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$31,032
- Mandatory fees$716
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$29,140
PreLaw Advisor total$60,888
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2020–2021 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 798 | 761 | 37 |
| Receiving grants | 666 | 636 | 30 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 325 | 310 | 15 |
| Half to full tuition | 154 | 143 | 11 |
| Full tuition | 187 | 183 | 4 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $13,254 | $10,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $30,485 | $22,500 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $60,970 | $35,835 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-2020239 received · 111 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-2019220 received · 103 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-2018193 received · 78 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.