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%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- Online Certificate in Health Law and PolicySchool page for Online Certificate in Health Law and Policy (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Asylum ClinicSchool page for Asylum Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Community and Economic Development ClinicSchool page for Community and Economic Development Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Defender ClinicSchool page for Defender Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Deportation Defense ClinicSchool page for Deportation Defense Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Law Reform Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Law Reform Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Robert W. Entenmann Veterans Law ClinicSchool page for Robert W. Entenmann Veterans Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Youth Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Youth Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Center for Intellectual Property LawSchool page for Center for Intellectual Property Law (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Legal AdvocacySchool page for Center for Legal Advocacy (opens in a new tab)
- Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and PolicySchool page for Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Legal Technology & InnovationSchool page for Institute for Legal Technology & Innovation (opens in a new tab)
- Mendel Center for Public JusticeSchool page for Mendel Center for Public Justice (opens in a new tab)
- Monroe H. Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal EthicsSchool page for Monroe H. Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics (opens in a new tab)
- Perry Weitz Mass Tort InstituteSchool page for Perry Weitz Mass Tort Institute (opens in a new tab)
- Robert and Priscilla Livingston Center for Children, Families and the LawSchool page for Robert and Priscilla Livingston Center for Children, Families and the Law (opens in a new tab)
- Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate StudiesSchool page for Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
- ACTEC Law JournalSchool page for ACTEC Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
- Hofstra Labor & Employment Law JournalSchool page for Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
- Hofstra Law ReviewSchool page for Hofstra Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of International Business and LawSchool page for Journal of International Business and Law (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
- LL.M. in American Legal StudiesSchool page for LL.M. in American Legal Studies (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in Family LawSchool page for LL.M. in Family Law (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. in Health Law and Policy (online)School page for LL.M. in Health Law and Policy (online) (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Course titles beyond 1L
155
Clinic positions available
122
117 filled
Field placements filled
120
Simulation course seats
1,110
Co-curricular offerings
16
Full-time faculty
52
164 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
