Study abroad at Hempstead

Hempstead is a historic, prominent university town in Nassau County on Long Island, New York (the most populous township in the United States with nearly 800,000 residents), situated just 22 miles east of Manhattan (just 40 minutes by Long Island Rail Road LIRR train into Penn Station and Grand Central Madison). Famous for hosting three consecutive US Presidential Debates (2008, 2012, and 2016), its 244-acre botanical arboretum campus, and direct proximity to New York City's global financial, media, and medical markets. Hempstead is the flagship home of Hofstra University (founded in 1935, a premier private non-profit research university with over 11,000 students and top national rankings). Hofstra University is internationally renowned for the Frank G. Zarb School of Business (AACSB-accredited, featuring the largest academic Bloomberg Trading Room in the nation with 34 Bloomberg terminals), Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (top-tier US medical school in partnership with Northwell Health - New York's largest healthcare provider), Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science (Cybersecurity, Biomedical Engineering, and Computer Science with state-of-the-art Sony robotics labs), and Lawrence Herbert School of Communication (producing Pulitzer and Emmy award-winning broadcasters). Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations. International students benefit from direct Wall Street & Manhattan internship pipelines, generous Hofstra International Merit Scholarships (up to $32,000/year), vibrant campus life, and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in Hempstead for international undergraduate students at Hofstra University range between $53,500 and $56,800 per academic year for Zarb Business, Finance, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Media (with Hofstra awarding highly generous international merit scholarships such as the Hofstra International Trustee and Presidential Scholarships of $18,000 to $32,000/year to qualified international applicants, bringing net tuition down to approx. $22,000–$35,000/year). Postgraduate Master's degrees (MS in Finance, MS in Computer Science, MS in Cybersecurity) range from $22,000 to $36,000 for the full program. On-campus university residence towers (Hofstra Netherlands Complex, Enterprise, Constitution, Alliance Hall) cost between $850 and $1,450 per month (inclusive of meal plans and utilities), while off-campus student apartments in Hempstead, Garden City, and Uniondale range from $700 to $1,350 per month. General monthly living expenses range between $950 and $1,650.

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying first-year tuition and living expenses minus scholarship awards), the International Student Affairs Office (Hofstra ISAO) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization).