Student Financial Services – made up of Financial Aid, the Bursar, and Registrar – assists students and their families with funding a Hofstra education, registering for classes, and other administrative processes.
Services
- Financial Aid - Financial Aid is here to help you make the most of the funding options available to you.
- Bursar/Student Accounts - The Office of the Bursar/Student Accounts is responsible for the billing, the processing of payments, refunds and the collections of receivables of all student accounts.
- Registrar - The Office of the Registrar is responsible for registration, collecting grades and attendance data, and other academic processes.
Important Dates
- Summer Session 1, 2025
- May 13- Bill Payment Due
- May 14- Late Payment Fee Assessed ($50)
- May 20- Classes Begin
- May 21- Course Override Required For All Classes
- Through May 22- 100% Tuition Refund Period for 4 Week Courses
- Through May 23- 100% Tuition Refund Period for 5 Week Courses
- May 23-25- 75% Tuition Refund Period for 4 Week Courses
- May 24-27- 75% Tuition Refund Period for 5 Week Courses
- May 26- Holiday- Classes Not In Session
- May 26-28- 50% Tuition Refund Period for 4 Week Courses
- May 27- Last Day to Register or Add a Class Online
- May 27- Last Day to Drop a Course Without Receiving a "W"
- May 28-31- 50% Tuition Refund Period for 5 Week Courses
- May 29-31- 25% Tuition Refund Period for 4 Week Courses
- May 30- Absolute Last Day to Register or Add a Class
- May 30- Last Day to File Pass/D+/D/Fail Form
- No Refunds After May 31 for 4 Week Courses
- June 1-3- 25% Tuition Refund Period for 5 Week Courses
- No Refunds After June 3 for 5 Week Courses
- June 10- Last Day to Choose Repeat Course Option
- June 10- Last Day to Withdraw From a Course (4 Week Courses)
- June 17- Last Day to Withdraw From a Course (5 Week Courses)
- June 17- Session Ends (4 Week Courses)
- June 19- Holiday- Classes Not In Session (5 Week Courses)
- June 24- Session Ends (5 Week Courses)
- Summer Session 2, 2025
- June 17- Bill Payment Due
- June 18- Late Payment Fee Assessed ($50)
- June 25- Classes Begin
- June 26- Course Override Required For All Classes
- Through June 27- 100% Tuition Refund Period for 4 Week Courses
- Through June 28- 100% Tuition Refund Period for 5 Week Courses
- June 28-30- 75% Tuition Refund Period for 4 Week Courses
- June 29- July 2- 75% Tuition Refund Period for 5 Week Courses
- June 30- Last Day to Register or Add a Class Online
- June 30- Last Day to Drop a Course Without Receiving a "W"
- July 2-3- 50% Tuition Refund Period for 4 Week Courses
- July 3-6- 50% Tuition Refund Period for 5 Week Courses
- July 4- University Closed for Holiday Observance
- July 4-6- 25% Tuition Refund Period for 4 Week Courses
- July 6- Absolute Last Day to Register or Add a Class
- July 6- Last Day to File Pass/D+/D/Fail Form
- No Refunds After July 6 for 4 Week Courses
- July 7-10- 25% Tuition Refund Period for 5 Week Courses
- No Refunds After July 10 for 5 Week Courses
- July 16- Last Day to Choose Repeat Course Option
- July 16- Last Day to Withdraw From a Course (4 Week Courses)
- July 22- Session Ends (4 Week Courses)
- July 23- Last Day to Withdraw From a Course (5 Week Courses)
- July 29- Session Ends (5 Week Courses)
- Summer Session 3, 2025
- July 21- Bill Payment Due
- July 22- Late Payment Fee Assessed ($50)
- Through August 4- 100% Tuition Refund Period
- August 5- 75% Tuition Refund Period
- August 5- Course Override Required For All Classes
- August 6- 50% Tuition Refund Period
- August 6- Last Day To Register or Add a Class Online
- August 6- Last Day To Drop a Course Without Receiving a "W"
- August 6- Absolute Last Day to Register or Add a Class
- August 7- 25% Tuition Refund Period
- No Refunds After August 7
- August 11- Last Day to File Pass/D/D+/Fail Form
- August 18- Last Day to Choose Repeat Course Option
- August 18- Last Day to Withdraw From a Course
- August 22- Session Ends
File Your
2025-2026 FAFSA!
Do-It-Yourself Express
If you know what you're looking for, use the self-service links below for all your financial services needs.
Resources
Important Links
Student Financial Services A-Z
Contact Us
Visit Us
Our Offices
Student Financial Services and Registrar Suite
206 Memorial Hall
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays during the summer)
Office Services
Most common student requests can be completed online. The following transactions can be completed in the Hofstra portal:
- Payments can be made online through the Hofstra Portal at my.hofstra.edu 24/7 via electronic check with no additional fee, or by credit card through a third-party contractor, PayPath/Heartland, with a nonrefundable fee of 3.00% (minimum $3) of the amount charged. For international credit cards, the service fee is 4.25%.
- Course registration
- Review your semester charges
- Accept your financial aid
- Upload missing documents to process your financial aid
A hold preventing registration and other University Services is in place until the payment clears your bank unless payment is made via certified funds.
Students who need to pay with cash should email Bursar@hofstra.edu to schedule an appointment with a representative.
Printable, electronic forms can be found here for the following transactions:
- Registration form
- Enrollment verification/certification
- Change of major
- Transcript requests
- All other academic records/registrar forms
To get in touch with Student Financial Services you can:
- Email us at SFS@hofstra.edu
- Call us at 516-463-8000