Hofstra University
NY · Private · Mid-Atlantic
- Acceptance rate: 41% (2,448 applicants)
- Median LSAT: 157 (middle 50%: 154–160)
- Median GPA: 3.65 (middle 50%: 3.35–3.83)
- Tuition: $73,344 (per year)
- Bar passage: 79.2% (-7.5 pts vs. state average)
Deadlines
- Early Action non binding: Nov. 15, 2026
- Regular Decision priority deadline: April 15, 2027
Essays
Personal statement (2 pages, double-spaced)
The Personal Statement provides an opportunity for you to present yourself, your background, your ideas, and your qualifications to the Admissions Committee.
J.D./MPH statement (No stated limit)
The applicant must then submit a written statement with their JD application explaining interest in the joint degree program.
Editor's notes
- Use early action if your file can be ready by Nov. 15, 2026. It's non-binding, you hear by Dec. 15, and since merit awards are handed out at admission, an early answer gives you a scholarship number to weigh against other offers.
- Read the scholarship terms before you accept. Starting with the fall 2026 class, most merit awards require staying in the top 80% of the class. Under the older rule, 32% of fall 2024 scholarship holders had their award cut and 21% lost it. Know where you'd need to finish.
- Letters are optional, but Hofstra says it considers them along with a long list of non-numeric factors. One strong letter from someone who has watched you work for a long time is worth sending.
- The personal statement is open-ended, and Hofstra tells you what it values beyond LSAT and GPA. Pick from that list what's actually true of you and build the two pages around it.
