unitid 170301 · Holland, MI · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
Hope College
- enrollment 2023
- 3,282
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
79%
61st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,288
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
16%
undergrads on Pell grants
14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
80%
finish within 150% time
87th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$55,646
67th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$27,182
after aid, aided students
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$58,427
after entry, Title IV students
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,800
80th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $17,606 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $92,618
- First-generation students
- 15%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $41,970
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 121 | $72,190 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 75 | $51,887 | $24,656 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 62 | $54,579 | $27,000 |
| Engineering, General. | 49 | $87,793 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 43 | $75,372 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 42 | $49,887 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 41 | $52,442 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 35 | $54,295 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 31 | $83,017 | $27,000 |
| Chemistry. | 30 | $68,029 | $26,636 |
| Political Science and Government. | 27 | — | $24,499 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 25 | $50,640 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.