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 — 2022-2023
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $65,838 | $716 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $65,838 | $716 |
| Part-time · resident | $49,378 | $474 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $49,378 | $474 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $2,260 | $716 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,260 | $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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$28,756
- Living off campus$31,715
- Living at home$8,829
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$65,838
- Mandatory fees$716
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$31,715
PreLaw Advisor total$98,269
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 (2022–2023 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 830 | 785 | 45 |
| Receiving grants | 698 | 668 | 30 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 319 | 305 | 14 |
| Half to full tuition | 148 | 141 | 7 |
| Full tuition | 228 | 219 | 9 |
| More than full tuition | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,000 | $10,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $32,500 | $24,489 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $64,022 | $47,954 |
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-2020227 received · 111 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-2019226 received · 117 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-2018227 received · 111 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.