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University or college · Private nonprofit

Hope College

Holland, MI3 online only

Hope College is a private nonprofit college in Holland, MI, with about 3,365 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,365
plus 3 studying only online
Admission rate
79%
higher than at 54% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$27,182
higher than at 77% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
80%
higher than at 89% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$58,427
higher than at 83% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Hope College?

79%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
550–670
SAT math
550–670
ACT
25–31

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1249.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $55,646 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $41,970Room & board $12,950Books & supplies $1,190

After grants, the average family on aid pays $27,182.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$18,206

About $72,824 over 4 years · 67% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
80%
within 6 years · Pell students 74%
Come back for year two
88%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$58,427
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,800
about $284 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$284 a month against about $4,144 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

81%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 96% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$57k
Middle income$30–75k
$55k
Higher incomeover $75k
$62k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 22%Education 10%Biology 9%Psychology 9%Engineering 7%Health professions 6%Everything else 37%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations121 graduates a year · typical debt $25,500
$66k4 yrs out
Psychology, General75 graduates a year · typical debt $24,499
$53k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies62 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$55k4 yrs out
Engineering, General49 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$83k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing43 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$76k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas42 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$50k4 yrs out
Biology, General41 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$55k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness35 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$53k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

3,288 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 77%Hispanic 8%Black 4%Asian 2%Two or more 4%International 3%

Women and men

Women 60%Men 40%
9 : 1
students per teacher
16%
get Pell grants (lower income)
44%
take federal loans
2%
undergrads 25 or older
2%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Holland

14% of Holland’s 35,372 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Holland pages.

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Straight-line distances from Hope College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.