How to Apply

• Online application form: either the Common Application or our Hofstra Online Application. We accept either, but please only choose one.
• Secondary school transcript: Your complete 9, 10, and 11th grade transcript and official translation in English, or any national exam or government certificates earned. Review country-specific requirements to see details for the country you’re studying in.
• Proof of English proficiency. Review acceptable proof of proficiency.
• One counselor letter of recommendation
• Nonrefundable application fee ($75)

If you have completed high school and attended a college or university either in the United States or abroad, you must submit:

• Online application form: either the Common Application or our Hofstra Online Application. Choose one.
• Copies of transcripts of all college coursework.*
• If you have fewer than 24 credits of previous college work completed, also submit your official high school transcript.
• Proof of English proficiency. Review acceptable proof of proficiency.
• Nonrefundable application fee ($75)

*For students with transcripts from a university outside the United States:

A foreign credit evaluation with a comprehensive course-by-course assessment and grade point average (GPA) evaluation is required of all International students applying with current or past enrollment at an institution based outside the United States. We will not issue a credit evaluation showing what credits will transfer without an evaluation.

We recommend working with approved credit evaluation providers to electronically submit your official transcript and foreign credit evaluation together as part of your application. A list of approved credit evaluation service providers is available on the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services website.
Some examples include:

• World Education Services (WES)
• Globe Language Services
• SpanTran Evaluation Services

To receive a Form I-20 for your student visa, you will be required to submit the documents below proving you have the financial means to support yourself for a full calendar year, including tuition, fees, and living expenses.

Please be aware, this is the estimated cost of just one year. This is the amount required for I-20 issuance, but you will have to pay these fees for the duration of your studies year after year.

Submit the following to your portal at http://my.hofstra.edu or attach in an e-mail to applicationupdate@hofstra.edu with your Name and Student ID number:

• I-20 Application Form
• Financial evidence, usually bank statement(s) or certificate(s) of deposit, equivalent to the cost of one academic year of tuition and living expenses, minus any merit scholarship award (per year). Must be in liquid, immediately available funds.
• Copy of valid passport
• Affidavit of Support Form (if the financial documents include an account that is not in the student’s name) Please fill in the U.S. dollar equivalent that the sponsor promises to provide.

If applicable:

• Dependent Information Form (if any dependents, i.e., children, spouse, will accompany you to the U.S.)
• Sponsor's Promise of Free Food and Housing (if a family member or sponsor will be providing you with free off-campus accommodations for the duration of your education program. Sponsor will have to provide a lease, deed, rent receipt, or other documentation that proves residency or ownership of the property.)

If you are already in the U.S. on an F-1 student visa, you must also submit:

• Copy of your current I-20
• Copy of U.S. F-1 visa
• F1 transfer form signed by your current school