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Hope International University Data & Information Overview

42 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
40% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Hope International University Ranked?

#1,606 Best Colleges in Nation
#152 Best Colleges in CA
Theological & Ministerial Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Hope International University was awarded 42 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is theological & ministerial studies.

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Overall Quality

Hope is ranked #1,606 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Hope held the #1,734 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 168 colleges in California, Hope is ranked at #152.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Hope?

40% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Hope International University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 40%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to Hope submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 530. Math scores were between 490 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Hope International University  ( 510 to 530 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Hope International University  ( 490 to 650 )
200
800
Hope received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students.

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Hope International University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
16% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Hope International University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Hope International University is 16%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  16 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Hope International University

66% Freshmen Retention
10% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Hope International University is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  66 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 10% for first-time, full-time students at Hope, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  10 out of 100
0
100

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Hope International University Undergraduate Student Diversity

529 Full-Time Undergraduates
52.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
56.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 657 undergraduates at Hope with 529 being full-time and 128 being part-time.

How Much Does Hope International University Cost?

$21,437 Net Price
70% Take Out Loans
$24,336 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Hope is $21,437. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Hope

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$16,326 $17,610 $19,753 $22,364 $28,643

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hope, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hope, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $6,084 a year. That adds up to $24,336 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hope is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Hope Graduates Make?

$41,202 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Hope make about $41,202 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Hope International University make the most money.

Location of Hope International University

California State
529 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Hope International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fullerton, California. Hope is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for Hope are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2500 E Nutwood Ave, Fullerton, CA 92831-3199
Phone: 714-879-3901
Website: www.hiu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HIUnow
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HIUnow

Hope International University Majors

20 Majors With Completions
153 Undergraduate Degrees
171 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 20 majors graduated from Hope International University. Of these students, 153 received undergraduate degrees and 171 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 35 $33,799
General Education 28 NA
Human Development & Family Studies 18 $40,466
Theological & Ministerial Studies 18 $35,221
General Psychology 15 NA
General Social Sciences 9 $25,509
Liberal Arts General Studies 6 $21,271
Missionary Studies 4 NA
Sacred Music 3 NA
General English Literature 2 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Hope International University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Hope

57% Take At Least One Class Online
48% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 652 students took at least one online class at Hope International University. This is an increase from the 615 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 652 551
2019-2020 615 615
2018-2019 564 562
2017-2018 601 601
2016-2017 601 601

Learn more about online learning at Hope International University.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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