Hope College

Hope College is a private nonprofit college in Holland, MI. Its average net price is $26,392 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$24,738
$30,001 to $48,000$15,105
$48,001 to $75,000$17,160
$75,001 to $110,000$23,386
$110,001 and up$33,129
$43,960Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$43,960Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$26,392Average Net Price
$13,640Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,230Books and Supplies
$2,160Other Expenses
20.9%Students on Pell Grants
43.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

79.2%Acceptance Rate
550 to 670SAT Reading, Middle Half
550 to 670SAT Math, Middle Half
25 to 31ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$54,510
8 years after entry$57,911
10 years after entry$65,961
77.7%Graduation Rate
88.4%Retention Rate
$23,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Holland, MILocation
Small citySetting
3,288Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$40,868 Small program - rough guide n=30$24,766 Small program - rough guide n=46
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,501 n=144$23,250 n=113
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$44,658 Small program - rough guide n=50$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=61
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering$75,006 Small program - rough guide n=68$26,500 Small program - rough guide n=54
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$34,727 Small program - rough guide n=80$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=88
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$79,241 Small program - rough guide n=75$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=49
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$50,478 Small program - rough guide n=39Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$24,885 Small program - rough guide n=33
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,799 Small program - rough guide n=49$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Teaching$48,837 Small program - rough guide n=54$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33

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