Hope College Teaching Programs

Hope College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Holland, Michigan. The location of Hope is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Hope College?

Contact details for Hope are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	President’S Office, 141 East 12Th Street, Holland, MI 49423-9000
Phone:	616-395-7000
Website:	www.hope.edu

How Do I Get Into Hope?

You can apply to Hope online at: https://hope.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Hope

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hope?

The acceptance rate at Hope College is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 48% of students accepted to Hope submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 670. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

Hope received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 31. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 31.

Can I Afford Hope College?

The overall average net price of Hope is $36,223. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hope, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,676 a year. That adds up to $30,704 over four years for those students.

Hope College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,132 undergraduate students at Hope, with 2,966 being full-time and 166 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,966 full-time undergraduates at Hope, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hope College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	62
Black or African American	90
Hispanic or Latino	228
White	2,370
International Students	71
Other Races/Ethnicities	145

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Hope College. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Hope. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Hope College

In 2022-2023, 368 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hope has changed over the last few years.

Hope College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	37	37
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	21	21
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	13	13
English & Language Arts Education	10	10
Social Studies Education	9	9
Mathematics Education	5	5
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	5	5
Science Education	4	4
Spanish Education	4	4
Art Education	1	1
German Language Teacher Education	1	1
Music Education	1	1
Biology Education	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0
Drama & Dance Education	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0
History Education	0	0
Physics Education	0	0
TOTAL	111	111

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Trenner1945 under License

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