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Hofstra’s C.V. Starr Hall offers academic
facilities that are among the most
technologically advanced in the nation. Every
seat in every classroom allows students direct
access to the Internet and Hofstra network,
including the resources of Hofstra’s Axinn
Library.
Hofstra’s growing computer facilities offer
extensive high-tech training opportunities.
There are computer terminals throughout the
campus for student and faculty use, with more
than 750 PC, Macintosh and UNIX
workstations available in labs and classrooms.
The University was ranked 18th in Forbes’ list
of Most Connected Campuses in 2003, and
was one of Yahoo Internet Life’s “100 Most
Wired Colleges” in 2001-2002.
The fully computerized Hofstra Libraries
contain 1.2 million volumes for student use.
Only about 5 percent of American colleges
have collections as extensive, and 85 percent
have fewer than half that number.
Hofstra hosts more than 500 cultural events
annually, bringing thousands of scholars,
dignitaries and other participants to
campus. More than 200 musical and
dramatic performances take place on
campus each year.
The Hofstra Museum, which houses one of
the largest art collections in the
metropolitan area, coordinates
approximately 12 exhibitions annually and
offers exhibition areas and an extensive
outdoor sculpture collection. The Hofstra
Museum is accredited by the American
Association of Museums – one of only 94
universities in the nation and one of six in
New York to hold that distinction.
Hofstra also has seven theaters, a student
newspaper, a lively student center, a recreation
center and numerous athletic facilities,
including the 15,000-seat James M. Shuart
Stadium and the 5,124-seat Hofstra University
Arena. Hofstra also has an indoor, Olympicsized
(eight lane, 50-meter) swimming pool,
one of the largest such facilities in the New
York metropolitan area.
The Hofstra athletic program competes on the
NCAA Division I level and is a member of the
Colonial Athletic Association and the Atlantic
10 Football Conference. The University
sponsors 18 intercollegiate programs – nine
men’s sports and nine women’s sports.
Hofstra has men’s teams in basketball,
football, baseball, lacrosse, golf, tennis,
wrestling, soccer and cross country. Women’s
sports include basketball, volleyball, softball,
tennis, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, cross
country and golf. The 18 men’s and women’s
intercollegiate athletic teams compete in more
than 150 home contests annually.
Hofstra’s academic programs are accredited
by numerous national agencies and the
University is one of only 270 schools, out of
more than 3,600 colleges and universities
nationwide, with a chapter of the national
honor society Phi Beta Kappa. Of Hofstra’s
1,325 faculty members, 524 are full time and
90 percent hold the highest degree in their
fields. The student-faculty ratio is 14-to-1.
Hofstra University is 100-percent program
accessible to persons with disabilities, and has
been cited as a national model for this
achievement.
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