Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Hofstra University

Hofstra University is a private research university in Hempstead, New York, United States. It originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University and became an independent college in 1939. Comprising ten schools, including the Zucker School of Medicine and the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra has hosted a series of prominent presidential conferences and several United States presidential debates.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
2732
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
273200
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
191649
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
130581

Location

Hempstead, NY, 11549

40.715959, -73.600780

Accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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