Tuition and Fees

Tuition and other fees are payable as specified in the following schedule. Checks and money orders are to be made payable to Hofstra University for the exact amount of the tuition and fee payment and in U.S. dollars. The privileges of the University are not available until you have completed your registration. No registration can be accepted for a student whose account remains unpaid for a prior semester. Hofstra University reserves the right to alter this schedule of charges without notice.

The Student Financial Services and Registrar Suite on the second floor of Memorial Hall houses the Office of the Bursar, the Office of Academic Records/Registrar and the Office of Financial Aid.

Current Hofstra University Tuition and Fees schedule

Tuition Due Dates

SSI (all classes): May 15, 2017
SSII (all classes): June 19, 2017
SSIII (all classes): July 27, 2017

A $50 late payment fee will be assessed if not paid by the due date.

Refund of Tuition

All students may withdraw from courses before the session begins with no tuition liability. Should you wish to withdraw from the University during a session, you must first submit the drop/withdrawal online or fill out the appropriate forms at the Office of Student Financial Services and Registrar Suite and complete the withdrawal by the last day of classes.

Refunds will be calculated on the basis of the date of application for withdrawal or reduction in total semester hours due to program change. All tuition-related fees are nonrefundable except in cases where the University has canceled a student’s course(s).

Please be aware that you are responsible to formally notify the University of any plans to drop or withdraw from courses and will be held responsible for all billings regardless of class attendance. Note: Non-attendance of classes does not constitute an official withdrawal does not relieve the student of his or her financial obligations, or entitle the student to a refund.

The University will remit tuition charges as follows:

Refund Deadlines and Rules

Please review the withdrawal deadlines at hofstra.edu/deadlines. Students enrolled in a course that is canceled by the University will be credited full tuition and applicable fees. The number of classes attended has no bearing on the amount of refund given.

The date the withdrawal application is received by the Office of the Registrar, in person or by mail, determines the amount of the refund remitted in accordance with the above tuition remission schedule. Telephone calls are not acceptable.

Financial Aid

Loans are available to eligible students for the summer attending at least half-time. Some alternative loan programs are also available. Pell grants may be available to students graduating in August or December 2017. Contact the Office of Student Financial Services for more information.