Hofstra University

Hofstra University

Former names	"Hofstra College" & "Nassau College-Hofstra Memorial of NYU at Hempstead, LI"
Motto	Je maintiendrai French: "I stand steadfast" or "I shall maintain"
Type	Private
Established	1935
Endowment	$411.7 million
Chairman	Alan J. Bernon
President	Stuart Rabinowitz
Provost	Gail M. Simmons
Academic staff	3,361
Students	10,870 (2015)
Undergraduates	6,833
Postgraduates	4,037
Location	Hempstead, New York, U.S.
Campus	Suburban, 240 acres (97 ha)
Colors	Blue, white, and gold
Athletics	NCAA Division I – CAA
Nickname	The Pride (formerly Flying Dutchmen)
Website	www.hofstra.edu

Coordinates: 40°42′52.58″N 73°36′1.65″W / 40.7146056°N 73.6004583°W / 40.7146056; -73.6004583

Hofstra University is a private, non-profit,nonsectarian university in the United States. Its main campus is on Long Island in the village of Hempstead, New York, approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of New York City. Long Island's largest private college, it originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University (NYU) under the name "Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of New York University at Hempstead, Long Island"; in 1939, the institution separated from the NYU system and gained independence as Hofstra College, and in 1963, it gained university status. Comprising 10 schools, including a School of Medicine and a School of Law, Hofstra is noted for a series of prominent Presidential conferences, as well as being selected to host United States Presidential Debates in 2008, 2012, and 2016—the only school to do so in three consecutive campaign cycles.