Social Life at Hofstra University (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Social Life” at Hofstra

By Gender

Males	B-
Females	C+

By Major

Accounting	B+
Agriculture/Horticulture	A+
Anthropology	C+
Architecture	B+
Biology	C+
Business - Management and Administration	C+
Chemistry	D
Communications	B-
Computer Science	B-
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc	B-
Economics	B+
Education	B-
Electrical Engineering	A+
Engineering Department	C-
English	D+
Finance	B
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc	C+
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	C-
Journalism	B-
Math	B
Music - Composition/Theory	B-
Music - Performance	D+
Music Education	A
Other	C+
Perfomance Arts	C+
Philosophy	C-
Political Science	B+
PreDent and Dentistry	A
PreMed and Medical	B+
Psychology	B-
Undecided	C+
Video/Media	C-

Against similar schools

Social Life compared with similar schools in class.

Hofstra University
B-
Average of All Schools
C+
Average of schools in class
B
Harvard University
B-
New York University
B
Fordham University
B
University of Connecticut
B
Syracuse University
B
Cornell University
B
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
B
F
A+

Social Life

“... Social: If you are going to be a Freshman, you have a few good options on the Weekend (Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights) ...Read full comment

“... Socially, the commuter student presence is palpable ...Read full comment

“... But as far as social life goes, you gotta meet people on your own, thats just the way it is ...Read full comment

“... I came here knowing that this school was not known for my major and I thought it was okay, but please if you want to major in any science, social...Read full comment

“... Social: There are sooo many clubs on campus that there must be something for everyone ...Read full comment

“... I had a good experience there academically, but the schools reputation is not worth the price, and the social aspects of the school were mos...Read full comment

“... The majority of the student-body behaves like this is high school (both socially and educationally) ...Read full comment

“... Look no further this post will answer all questions about the social atmosphere ...Read full comment

“... Socially, there is A LOT to do ...Read full comment

“... The education is decent, but the social life sucks more then the food ...Read full comment

“... But as far as social life goes, you gotta meet people on your own, thats just the way it is ...Read full comment

“... I came from a city of about 300,000 in New Hampshire, white girl middle class, and I had many friends from every kind of social group - and th...Read full comment

“... Social Life: Great if you join Greeklife Advising: many advisors don't know what they're talking about and will make you take the wrong c...Read full comment

“... 2)Relaxed dorms: you can stay here all of winter break, there are no opposite sex rules, the RA's are pretty lenient about drinking 3)Faculty:I'v...Read full comment

“... And the bar is fun dizzys, nachos, bar social, shy lounge all of which are really easy with ID and the school does no take notice ...Read full comment

“... i wanted average social experiences ...Read full comment

“... Social life sucks, not having a car is the worst, and the classes aren't very challenging ...Read full comment

“... it's great academically and socially ...Read full comment

“... Hofstra has provided me with a plethora of options reguarding academics, dorms, clubs, and social life ...Read full comment

“... Okay, it really isnt that way, but it less you want to go out drinking every night, it is hard to find any way to socialize with the other studen...Read full comment

“... And you will have time for a social life ...Read full comment

“... There are few activities on campus and the social agenda is dominated by a highly homogenous and snobby Greek system that has only 15% of the...Read full comment

“... But if you mind your own business and are going to school to learn and not just to socialize, then you'll be ok ...Read full comment

“... Social scene: People hang out in groups and cliques ...Read full comment

“... The only other minor complaint is the lack of social cohesian and school spirit ...Read full comment

“... I always took these take home exams alone, maybe because I was more antisocial then virtuous ...Read full comment

“... Social life is great here too ...Read full comment

“... The social scene is pretty ambiguous as well ...Read full comment