Hope College

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Acceptance Rate

79.2%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1100–1340

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$40,420

Undergrad Enrollment

3,274

Applicants

5,206

Yield Rate

21.1%

Student:Faculty

11:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$27,182/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $108,728 over four years.

What grads earn

$53,340/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $55,437 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 4% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.0 years of pay.

78% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

22%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.5%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Hope College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$17,606

$30–48k$16,590

$48–75k$18,206

$75–110k$25,017

Over $110k$32,754

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

82%

Completion · all

80%

Completion · Pell

74%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

81%

Median debt

$26,800

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

5,206

Admitted

3,94975.9%

Enrolled

83421% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

80.5%▲ -5.2pp

Application Volume

5,152 applicants▲ 37%

Hope College has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 37% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	2	—	—	—
Rape	4	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation57% / 43%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball24Football121Golf9Lacrosse42Soccer34Swimming36Tennis14Track & Field164

Women's

Basketball17Golf10Lacrosse25Soccer27Softball23Swimming30Tennis13Track & Field193Volleyball20

Research Activity

FY 2024

$6Mtotal R&D expenditure#454 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General111 grads

Psychology, General63 grads

Engineering, General58 grads

Speech Communication and Rhetoric48 grads

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse45 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General44 grads

Kinesiology and Exercise Science23 grads

Political Science and Government, General21 grads

Chemistry, General20 grads

Elementary Education and Teaching17 grads

4yr Grad Rate

73%

6yr Grad Rate

81%

Retention Rate

88%

Median Earnings

$58,427