#1 Full-Time MBA · Stanford, California
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Hofstra University · Hempstead, New York · Private
“Long Island's business school.”
Reviewed by David Krug · July 2026
Data anchored to the 2026 U.S. News table, Poets&Quants reporting, and school-published class profiles
60.4
GoodBP Score
$65,000Tuition, total
Avg. GMAT
Acceptance rate
77%Placed at 3 months
$90,000Median base salary
Our review
Zarb owns a market the Manhattan schools overlook: Long Island’s Northwell-anchored health economy — the state’s largest private employer — its defense and aerospace legacy firms, and professionals who prefer their MBA without the LIRR commute. Practical, local, and priced below the city options.
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