Overview

Maurice A. Deane School of Law / Maurice A. Deane School of Law is located in Hempstead, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Juris Doctor/Master of Public Health (JD/MPH)
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
(Certificate)	Clinical bioethics
Juris Doctor (JD)	Alternative dispute resolution
Juris Doctor (JD)	JD/Master of Linguistics: Forensic Linguistics
Master of Laws (LL M)	American legal studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Health law and policy

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	45
Doctoral Degrees	239

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Varies

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

2,741

Applied

1,280

Accepted

305

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 15th	April 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	LSAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Letter of recommendation, personal statement, undergraduate transcripts
Additional Entrance Requirements	2 letters of recommendation, JD or LLM, personal statement, law school transcripts

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

908

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	9.8%
Black or African American	5.4%
White or Caucasian	60%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.22%
Asian	5.62%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.44%
Two or more races	1.21%
Unknown	15.42%

Gender

Male (45%)

Female (54%)

Faculty

128

Total faculty

Full-time - 46

Part-time - 82

Male (74)

Female (54)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Family law; international law; constitutional law; legal ethics; health law
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	29,929

Location & Contact

Address 121 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY  11549
United States

Contact Dr. Gail Prudenti
Dean
Email: gail.prudenti@hofstra.edu
Phone: 516-463-4068

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