Hope College
Hope College admitted 79% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1100–1340 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $26,392 a year. Within six years, 78% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 79%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1100–1340
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–31
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $57,570 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $26,392 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $24,738 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $43,960 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 78%
- Students who return for a second year
- 88%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $65,961 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,288
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 21%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 22%
- Education
- 10%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 9%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Engineering
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Juniata College PA · 79% admitted
- Messiah University PA · 79% admitted
- Rider University NJ · 79% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · 80% admitted
- Mississippi State University MS · 78% admitted
- Cornell College IA · 80% admitted
More colleges in Michigan
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Grand Valley State University MI · 83% admitted
- Wayne State University MI · 81% admitted
- Western Michigan University MI · 85% admitted
- Oakland University MI · 88% admitted
- Eastern Michigan University MI · 80% admitted
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.