How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Hope College admits about 79.2% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,100 and 1,340, and ACT scores typically fall between 25 and 31. Among enrolled undergraduates, 16.5% receive Pell Grants and 14.9% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 5.6% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Hope College #1204 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students alongside its admission selectivity. The six-year graduation rate stands at 80.0%, with 70.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students is 88.4%. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $55,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure not yet updated to the four-year horizon, placing Hope College in the 85.2 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Hope College #844 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's enrollment of low-income and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, demonstrating that Hope College successfully converts access into upward economic mobility for its student body.
Hope College admits about 79.2% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,100 and 1,340, and ACT scores typically fall between 25 and 31. Among enrolled undergraduates, 16.5% receive Pell Grants and 14.9% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 5.6% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Hope College #1204 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students alongside its admission selectivity. The six-year graduation rate stands at 80.0%, with 70.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students is 88.4%. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $55,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure not yet updated to the four-year horizon, placing Hope College in the 85.2 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Hope College #844 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's enrollment of low-income and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, demonstrating that Hope College successfully converts access into upward economic mobility for its student body.
Hope College admits about 79.2% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,100 and 1,340, and ACT scores typically fall between 25 and 31. Among enrolled undergraduates, 16.5% receive Pell Grants and 14.9% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 5.6% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Hope College #1204 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students alongside its admission selectivity. The six-year graduation rate stands at 80.0%, with 70.2% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students is 88.4%. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $55,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure not yet updated to the four-year horizon, placing Hope College in the 85.2 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Hope College #844 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's enrollment of low-income and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, demonstrating that Hope College successfully converts access into upward economic mobility for its student body.
