by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Hope College. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
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.
College Factual ranked Hope as #314 out of 3,449 colleges and universities in the country on its 2026 Best Colleges list.
Hope also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.
Hope College has an acceptance rate of 79%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it’s not the only school you apply to, even if it’s your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 28% 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 670.
Hope received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 31.
The student to faculty ratio at Hope is an impressive 9 to 1. That’s quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 College is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 90% 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.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at Hope for first-time, full-time students is 82%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Hope College.
In the current academic year, there are 3,274 undergraduates at Hope.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Hope College.
The typical net cost at Hope is $16,772. 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,365 | $16,069 | $20,837 | $26,104 | $31,356 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hope, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Hope, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,246 a year. That adds up to $24,984 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 2.9%. 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. Get more details about paying for Hope College.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Hope College with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $58,427 in their early years. This is good news for future Hope College graduates since it is 19% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year.
Hope College is an private not-for-profit institution located in Holland, Michigan. Holland is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of Hope College.
Get in touch with Hope College are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | President’s Office, 141 East 12th Street, Holland, MI 49423-9000 |
| Phone: | 6163957000 |
| Website: | www.hope.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/hopecollege |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/hopecollege |
In the latest year of available data, students from 22 majors graduated from Hope College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 822 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 114 | $41,084 |
| General Psychology | 88 | $26,918 |
| General Engineering | 59 | $62,322 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 53 | $33,013 |
| General Biology | 46 | $25,144 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 45 | $40,998 |
| Nursing | 45 | $56,978 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 28 | $39,462 |
| Political Science & Government | 25 | $26,988 |
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.
349 students took at least one online class at Hope College.
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.
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