Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY)
Total undergraduates:
6,900 students
Middle 50% for
acceptance SATs: 1640-1890, ACT: 23-27, Acceptance Rate: 59%
This is a medium sized
private school located on a suburban campus in Long Island, 25 miles outside of
New York City. Campus is divided in two with the north side housing the
residential halls (38 of them and 87% of students live on campus) and the south
side housing all of the academic buildings. Hofstra has 143 different majors,
with biology being their top major and business being one of their most
popular. They have a state-of-the-art trading room, and internships are very
big across all majors. They also offer a 5-year Journalism Master’s program. Class
sizes are small with an average of only 21 students per class. 2014 will be the
first year that Hofstra is going test optional in their admissions process. As
long as the student has a good GPA, they are advised to not submit SAT scores
below 1080 (Math and Critical Reading).
University of New Haven (West Haven, CT)
Total undergraduates:
4,700
Middle 50% for
acceptance SATs: 1445-1715, ACT: 20-25, Acceptance Rate: 74%
New Haven is an up-and-coming
university about 90 minutes outside of New York City. It is a residential
campus, near the water, with about 25% of students participating in Greek life.
They have Division 2 in sports and have over 170 clubs and organizations on
campus. They have a focus on connecting students to careers, and all business
students are required to do at least one internship. A recent survey of 2013
graduates showed 91% of them had a job or were in graduate school. Forensic
science is their top major and most competitive one to get into. They are also
very popular for their music industry major. Other top majors include
engineering, music & sound recording, and marine biology. Finally, about
35% of their students reside in living-learning communities on campus.
Total undergraduates:
9,500
Acceptance Rate: 72%
This is a unique
institution in the heart of Providence, RI. Once you are accepted, you are
accepted to all four campuses across the county including Providence, Miami,
Denver, and Charlotte. Students are encouraged to study at one of the alternate
campuses at least once during their time at school, but it is not mandatory.
Their top majors are culinary education, hospitality and management, and
business. They offer a 5-year MBA/accounting program, which allows the students
to quickly sit for the CPA exam. They also offer a sports and entertainment
business major on all four campuses, which is very popular. They are very much
a hands-on-learning institution, and résumé building is extremely important to
the school. On day one of freshmen year, they start students with career advising,
and work with them through graduation. Students that have a GPA of 84 and above
and/or SATs of 1200 and above will receive a substantial scholarship. There are
no classes on Friday for anyone, which helps students who have internships or
need to travel, which is a great idea on their part.
Adelphi University (Garden City, NY)
Total undergraduates:
5,050
Middle 50% for
acceptance SATs: 1520-1840, Acceptance Rate: 68%
Adelphi is a school
with a ton of promise. Right now, only 60% of students live on campus, so there
are a lot of commuters, but the school is working on improving their
residential life. They are offering a new nursing program, and it is not a
direct-admit program, meaning if you are accepted to Adelphi, then you can
become a nursing major if desired. They offer a joint law program with the
University of Albany, where they are given early assurance to the program. They
also offer a highly ranked (#5 in the country) social work major, with an
optional 5-year Master’s program. Finally, they offer a 4-2 program with
Columbia, where the student would graduate with a BS in environmental studies
from Adelphi, and a Masters in Science in a specific engineering degree from
Columbia.
Feel free to email me with any questions, and as always, happy searching!
-Joseph D. Korfmacher, MA