Hofstra University

School of Law
121 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549
Admissions Phone: (516) 463-5916
Admissions Email: lawadmissions@hofstra.edu
Web site: http://law.hofstra.edu
Admissions URL: https://law.hofstra.edu/pdf/apply_jd_application.pdf

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Noreen O’Brien
Application deadline
04/12
Full-time program application fee
$75
Part-time program application fee
$75
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
N/A
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
5,050
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
1,945
Overall acceptance rate
38.5%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
380
Number of full-time program applicants
4,249
Number of full-time program acceptances
1,628
Full-time acceptance rate
38.3%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
249
Number of part-time program applicants
801
Number of part-time program acceptances
317
Part-time acceptance rate
39.6%
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
131
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
2.99-3.54
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
152-158
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3.07-3.58
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
154-159
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
2.9-3.37
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
150-154

Career Information

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
NY
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
83.9%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
76.7%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
284
Graduates employed at graduation
N/A
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
96.8%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$80,000
Median private sector starting salary
$160,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$160,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
23%
Median public service starting salary
$49,500
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
0.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
15.0%
Percent employed in government
9.4%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
4.1%
Percent employed in law firms
63.9%
Percent employed in public interest
4.1%
Percent employed in an unknown field
3.5%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
1.5%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
77%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
1%
Number of states where graduates are employed
17
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
0.7%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
83.1%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
0.7%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
0.7%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
5.3%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
0.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
0.4%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
2.3%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
0.7%
Employment location unknown
5.3%
Career Services
Career services operations: The Office of Career Services organizes recruitment programs, teaches resume writing and interviewing techniques, provides comprehensive career counseling and professionalism training. "On-campus" interviews are conducted on LI and in Manhattan providing full access to the New York legal market; individualized counseling and reciprocal rights ensure opportunities in other regions.
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
93.2%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
2.8%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
2.4%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
1.6%

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