$58,427
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hope College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Holland, Michigan with 3,288 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $27,182 a year (tuition and fees $41,970). It admits 79% of applicants and 80% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $58,427 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,800 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,182
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,970
US median $11,837
Admission rate
79%
US median 78%
Completion rate
80%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,800
About $284 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$58,427
Rank 880 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,182
- Tuition and fees
- $41,970
- Cost of attendance
- $55,646
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,606
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,590
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,206
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,017
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,754
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,550 in 2015-16 to $41,970 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1,249
- SAT reading, middle
- 610
- SAT math, middle
- 605
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 3,288
- Part-time students
- 1.6%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 80%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 41
- Endowment
- $309.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 880 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,182 | $17,194 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,970 | $15,221 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 79% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 80% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,800 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,727 | $32,840 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $58,427 | $36,115 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 81% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
41 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $25,500 | $45,590 | $65,755 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $24,499 | $28,135 | $52,980 | $50,706 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $27,000 | $38,956 | $55,166 | $56,359 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $27,000 | $67,410 | $82,513 | $89,359 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $27,000 | $72,146 | $75,738 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $27,000 | $45,137 | $49,627 | $51,389 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $27,000 | $35,430 | $54,538 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $27,000 | $25,862 | $53,340 | $54,562 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $61,120 | $86,253 | $76,194 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $26,636 | $21,199 | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $24,499 | $32,389 | $62,936 | $63,293 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | $48,630 | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $25,800 | $45,046 | $49,469 | $47,382 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $35,992 | $53,328 | $55,000 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $26,670 | $37,270 | $49,587 | $51,790 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $24,493 | $29,181 | $50,222 | $52,657 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $61,325 | $92,116 | $92,374 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,429 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | $23,050 | Withheld | $39,980 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $24,499 | $23,815 | $47,445 | $48,590 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | $29,635 | $39,470 | $55,693 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Holland and Michigan on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Michigan
- Homes: Homes for sale in Michigan
Questions and answers
How much does Hope College cost?
$27,182 a year is the average net price at Hope College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,970, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,646. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,606 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hope College?
79% of applicants are admitted to Hope College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,249 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Michigan is 81%.
How much do Hope College graduates earn?
$58,427 a year is the median pay of former Hope College students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,727 after 6 years). That ranks 880 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $72,146.
How much student debt do Hope College graduates have?
$26,800 is the median federal student loan debt of Hope College graduates, about $284 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 44% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hope College?
80% of first-time, full-time students at Hope College finish within 6 years. 88% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Hope College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (121 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (75 bachelor's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (62 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.