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Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution of higher learning located in Hempstead, Long Island, New York (USA) founded in 1935 on the basis of the estate of wealthy lumber magnate William Hofstra and widow Kate Davidson. The school began as a college of New York University and became an independent school, Hofstra College in 1937 [1], later changing its name to Hofstra University, in 1963.
Hofstra University is comprised of approximately 130 buildings on 240 acres, 17 Eateries on campus, 18 Varsity sports, 23 Average undergraduate class size, 30 Local and national fraternities and sororities, 37 Residence halls, 150 Student clubs and organizations, 140 Undergraduate programs of study, 155 Graduate programs of study, 500 Cultural events per year, 1206 Faculty members, 7762 Full-time undergraduate enrollment, 12700 Total University enrollment, including part-time undergraduate, graduate and School of Law.
Additionally, Hofstra has a school of law, Hofstra University School of Law and an emerging School of Communication. Hofstra's Department of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations [JMSPR] is among the fastest-growing in the country, training and educating students to work in a rapidly changing media world.

Established 1935
Type: Private, nonsectarian, coeducational university
Chairman: John D. Miller
President: Stuart Rabinowitz
Senior Vice President: M. Patricia Adamski
Faculty: 1,256
Students: 13,000
Undergraduates: 8,067
Postgraduates: 4,933
Location Hempstead, New York,

In the 1960s, the onetime commuter school acquired land on the north side of Fulton Avenue in Hempstead, part of Mitchel Field, a former Air Force base. The new north campus became the home of both the school's new student center and six high-rise residence halls -- Alliance, Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independence (now Estabrook) Hall, Enterprise, and Freedom (now Vander Poel) Hall The original towers were simply named "Tower A", "Tower B", etc. They were officially renamed in 1982 with their patriotic titles but are still referred to by the initials by some Hofstra students and veteran staffers. Other Hofstra residence halls include the Netherlands (for freshmen), Liberty/Republic (for honors students), Nassau/Suffolk, Colonial Square, the New Complex and Twin Oaks Apartments.