The cumulative gross sticker price for a four-year undergraduate education at Hofstra University—combining private instructional tuition, mandatory fees, campus residence hall housing, and meal plans—totals over 240,000 to 280,000 dollars before financial assistance is applied. However, because a vast majority of undergraduate students receive institutional merit scholarships, academic grants, or need-based financial aid packages awarded by the university, actual net out-of-pocket costs vary extensively.