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 — 2023-2024
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $68,144 | $716 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $68,144 | $716 |
| Part-time · resident | $51,106 | $474 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $51,106 | $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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$30,828
- Living off campus$34,838
- Living at home$17,833
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$68,144
- Mandatory fees$716
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$34,838
PreLaw Advisor total$103,698
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 (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 831 | 783 | 48 |
| Receiving grants | 689 | 659 | 30 |
| % receiving grants | 83% | 84% | 63% |
| Less than half tuition | 328 | 313 | 15 |
| Half to full tuition | 147 | 141 | 6 |
| Full tuition | 213 | 204 | 9 |
| More than full tuition | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $15,000 | $10,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $35,000 | $22,463 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $66,554 | $49,852 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2022-2023219 received · 109 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-2022227 received · 111 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-2021226 received · 117 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.