Hope College: Statistics

Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 1755 of 13,329	In the World
# 482 of 1,147	In North America
# 435 of 1,149	In the United States
# 13 of 62	In Michigan
# 1 of 2	In Holland
# 748 of 13,346	For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

79%

Enrollment

16,744

Average SAT

1,220

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$30,700 /y

Aid receiving

97%

Undergraduates

3,395

Male:Female Ratio

39:61

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Bachelor's degree

Website

hope.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Hope College has an acceptance rate of 79% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	79%	79%	79%
Applicants	5,150	2,150	2,999
Admissions	4,081	1,626	2,454
Freshmen enrolled full time	821	350	471

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	77%
■ Nonresident Alien	3%
■ Asian	3%
■ Hispanic	8%
■ Black or African American	4%
■ Two or more races	4%
■ Unknown	2%

Hope College majors

Hope College has granted 695 bachelor's degrees across 52 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Hope College.

Major	Bachelor
Business Administration and Management, General	111
Psychology, General	63
Engineering, General	58
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	48
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	45
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	44
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	23
Political Science and Government, General	21
Chemistry, General	20
Elementary Education and Teaching	17
Computer and Information Sciences, General	15
English & Language Arts Teacher Education	15
Social Work	14
Accounting	12
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	12
English Language and Literature, General	11
Sociology, General	11
Accounting and Business & Management	10
Neuroscience	10
Fine & Studio Arts, General	9
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	9
Social Studies Teacher Education	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	8
Business & Managerial Economics	8
Religion & Religious Studies	8
Philosophy	7
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	6
Environmental Science	6
History, General	6
Mathematics, General	6
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	5
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education	5
Spanish Language and Literature	5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	4
Economics, General	4
Dance, General	3
Mathematics Teacher Education	3
Physics, General	3
Spanish Language Teacher Education	3
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	2
French Language and Literature	2
History Teacher Education	2
Keyboard Instruments	2
Music Teacher Education	2
Art Teacher Education	1
Geology & Earth Science, General	1
German Language and Literature	1
International Public Health & International Health	1
International & Globalization Studies	1
Japanese Studies	1
Voice and Opera	1
Women's Studies	1
Grand Total	695

Publications & Citations

Hope College has published 4,051 scientific papers with 93,320 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Physics, Philosophy, Engineering, Chemistry, Political Science, Medicine, and Computer Science.

Publications

4,051

Citations

93,320

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	2,427 / 48,126
Biology	1,704 / 56,477
Environmental Science	1,498 / 26,814
Physics	1,379 / 33,695
Philosophy	1,354 / 32,357
Engineering	1,337 / 40,105
Chemistry	1,329 / 45,179
Political Science	1,327 / 30,869
Medicine	1,313 / 32,304
Computer Science	1,295 / 41,997
Sociology	1,288 / 22,575
Law	1,260 / 30,686
Psychology	1,168 / 37,923
Quantum and Particle physics	970 / 23,411
History	920 / 8,199
Geography and Cartography	876 / 12,321
Biochemistry	825 / 31,559
Organic chemistry	708 / 17,722
Genetics	706 / 26,061
Archaeology	671 / 7,067
Geology	670 / 15,826
Social Psychology	669 / 30,211
Mathematics	667 / 11,846
Materials Science	516 / 11,977
Art & Design	512 / 6,132
Business	508 / 19,968
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	495 / 15,797
Ecology	489 / 12,564
Paleontology	488 / 13,623
Anthropology	474 / 5,692
Linguistics	463 / 11,692
Economics	431 / 6,020
Statistics	421 / 9,651
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	408 / 16,550
Pathology	382 / 10,408
Psychiatry	368 / 12,556
Neuroscience	330 / 11,031
Development Studies	291 / 3,868
Botany	283 / 7,413
Nuclear Physics	277 / 7,045

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Academic rankings

40 Notable alumni

1. John E. Visser

1920-1997 (aged 77)

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2. Edward Wichers

1892-1984 (aged 92)

chemist

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3. Thomas J. Plewes

1940-. (aged 86)

economist

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