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Hofstra University

Zarb School of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1147
  • Annual Tuition
    $34,900
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,270
  • University Selectivity
    59%
  • University Yield
    11%
  • Average Salary
    $48,952
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1968
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
134 Hofstra University
Weller Hall
Hempstead, New York 11549, United States
Website
405x225

Zarb School of Business

Hofstra University’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business offers a broad variety of day and evening undergraduate and graduate study leading to Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration and Master of Science degrees, as well as minors in business subjects and certificate programs. The Zarb School departments include Accounting, Taxation, and Legal Studies in Business; Finance; Information Technology and Quantitative Methods; Management, Entrepreneurship and General Business; and Marketing and International Business. For further information, please call (516) 463-5678.

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Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
59% Hofstra University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Character/personal abilities
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
22733% 22,733
59% 59
11% 11
59% School Selectivity
11% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Required Tests
  • SAT/ACT required for some
  • Are Interviews Required? By invitation only
Additional Requirements:

International applicants: TOEFL or IELTS is required. Transfer applicants with fewer than 24 credits earned should submit high school transcript and standardized test scores.

Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
0% 0.0
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled
  • Min college GPA for transfers
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 18%
Top Industry
  • Other 15%
  • Consulting 9%
  • Media/Entertainment 8%
Price Waterhouse Coopers 8
Top Employer
  • JP Morgan Chase 4
  • Deloitte & Touche, LLP 3
  • New York Stock Exchange 2
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
0%
59% 59.267238095238085
55% 55
56% 55.65923664122137
55% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
17% 17
17% 17.25698275862069
17% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
17% 17
13% 12.771399999999998
17% Accept Offers
93% Graduates seeking full-time employment
7% Graduates not seeking employment
42% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
2% 2
$46,667.00
35K 60K
Finance/Accounting
36% 36
$50,326.00
20K 75K
General Management
12% 12
$73,875.00
26K 160K
Human Resources
3% 3
$38,250.00
34K 50K
Management Information Systems
7% 7
$44,382.00
30K 60K
Marketing/Sales
21% 21
$43,833.00
25K 100K
Operations/Production
5% 5
$46,667.00
40K 55K
Logistics/Transportation
1% 1
Data not provided
Other
12% 12
$39,854.00
30K 50K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
20% 20
$52,636.00
33K 60K
Consumer Products/Retail
10% 10
$42,775.00
32K 52K
Consulting
9% 9
$52,650.00
30K 160K
Financial Services
18% 18
$52,832.00
20K 100K
Government/Education
4% 4
$37,800.00
30K 45K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
3% 3
$48,500.00
40K 57K
Manufacturing
2% 2
$65,000.00 Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
8% 8
$35,400.00
25K 45K
Non-Profit
2% 2
$50,000.00 Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
Data not provided
Real Estate
1% 1
$35,000.00 Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
1% 1
Data not provided
Technology/Science
5% 5
$44,500.00
25K 60K
Transportation
2% 2
$40,000.00 Data not provided
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
15% 15
$48,607.00
26K 100K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
92% 92
$49,752.00
20K 160K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
2% 2
$40,000.00 Data not provided
U.S. South
1% 1
$38,888.00
34K 44K
U.S. Southwest
2% 2
$49,500.00
49K 50K
U.S. Midwest
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. West
2% 2
$40,000.00
35K 45K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Other Income for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Long Island Real Estate Group 12
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers 10
  • New York Islanders 6
  • UBS 6
  • Deloitte & Touche, LLP 4
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 59
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 45
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 1,340
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Career Counseling, assessments, mock interviews, workshops, online webshops, class visits, alumni events (networking, mock interviews, and resume reviews), special event programming and speaker panels with student clubs, career fairs, industry fairs (e.g., Accounting & Finance Fair), Professional Etiquette Dinner, employer mock interviews, employer visits, Backpack to Briefcase

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$49,320
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $34,900
  • Fees $1,050
  • Expenses $13,370
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$49,320
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $34,900
  • Fees $1,050
  • Expenses $13,370
68% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 2% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 62%
  • Merit 38%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.hofstra.edu/sfs/financialaid
Scholarships
$12,117,400
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$13,478,692
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Zarb School of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
36% 33
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
36% 21
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
Zarb School of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • International Business
  • Marketing
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Business Program Classes
31% Less than 20 Students 19% More than 50 Students
50% 21 to 50 students
21 Average number of students in non-business required electives
86 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2003
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BBA/Bachelor's of Business Administration 128
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
95% 95
58% 58
Prominent Faculty
  • Dr. Rick Wilson

    Non-traditional advertising; creativity in advertising; advertising effectiveness; cross-cultural marketing; international marketing strategy

  • Dr. Ahmet Karagozoglu

    Future markets; option pricing; marketing microstructure; interest rate derivatives; risk management

  • Dr. Matthew Sonfield

    Entrepreneurship; small business; minority business; family business; managerial consultation; automotive business history
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Internships

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    Zarb School in China; Exchange program with University of Amsterdam
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Circle K (general assistance to disadvantaged); VITA (community tax assistance); Undergraduate peer tutoring program; Capital One Financial Education Corps (financial literacy to fourth grade students)

Students

19% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 25% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1200 75th Percentile Score on SAT 27 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
61% 61
Hispanic
13% 13
Asian American
8% 8
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
6%
2%
82%
1%
3%
6%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
92% 92
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
8% 8
Canada
1% 1
Dual Citizenship
0% 0
18 Average age of full-time students
78% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
46% 46
63% 63

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 18,243
Alumni Donations
$1,336 Average Gift $659,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Dan Henry

    CFO American Express

  • Debra Sandler

    President-Mars Chocolate North America

  • Ed Watson

    COO Bank of New York Mellon