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Hope College Data & Information Overview

110 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
92% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Hope College Ranked?

#398 Best Colleges in Nation
#8 Best Colleges in MI
Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Hope College was awarded 110 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.

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Overall Quality

Hope is ranked #398 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 #415 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Hope is also ranked #8 out of 57 schools in Michigan.

See all of the rankings for Hope College.

Is It Hard to Get Into Hope?

92% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
45% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Hope College is 92%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Hope is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.

Average Test Scores

About 45% 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 550 and 670. Math scores were between 550 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Hope College  ( 550 to 670 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Hope College  ( 550 to 660 )
200
800
Hope received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 31.

ACT Composite Scores for Hope College  ( 24 to 31 )
1
36

Learn more about Hope College admissions.

Hope College Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
67% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Hope it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Hope College is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  67 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Hope College

87% Freshmen Retention
72% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 87% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Hope College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  87 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Hope the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 72%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  72 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Hope College.

Hope College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,908 Full-Time Undergraduates
15.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
63.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,061 undergraduates at Hope with 2,908 being full-time and 153 being part-time.

How Much Does Hope College Cost?

$26,944 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
$30,704 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Hope is $26,944. 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 +
$17,553 $18,994 $22,669 $24,947 $33,816

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hope, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,676 a year. That adds up to $30,704 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hope is 2.4%. 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?

$53,796 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Hope with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $53,796 in their early years. That's great news for Hope students since it is 27% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Hope College make the most money.

Location of Hope College

Michigan State
2,908 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Hope College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Holland, Michigan. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Hope are given below.

Contact Details
Address: President’S Office, 141 East 12Th Street, Holland, MI 49423-9000
Phone: 616-395-7000
Website: https://www.hope.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopecollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hopecollege

Hope College Majors

39 Majors With Completions
853 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 123 $41,084
General Psychology 101 $26,918
General Engineering 53 $62,322
Nursing 42 $56,978
Communication & Media Studies 38 $33,013
Health & Physical Education 36 $26,092
General Biology 35 $25,144
General English Literature 30 $26,522
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 30 NA
Special Education 28 $39,887

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

Online Learning at Hope

40% Take At Least One Class Online
0% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 1,257 students took at least one online class at Hope College. This is an increase from the 1,251 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,257 7
2019-2020 1,251 216
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

Learn more about online learning at Hope College.

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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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