The student population at Hope International University is 1,025 (564 undergraduate and 461 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 277 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at HIU is 55.02% which is decreased by 311 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 34 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.60 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
420 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -31.03% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,205 where 1,025 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
55.02% of total students is undergraduate students and 44.98% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 311 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 34 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.60 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in HIU than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hope International University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,302 | 875 | 405 | 470 | 427 | 170 | 257 |
| 2016-17 | 1,372 70 | 961 86 | 394 -11 | 567 97 | 411 -16 | 152 -18 | 259 2 |
| 2017-18 | 1,373 1 | 868 -93 | 368 -26 | 500 -67 | 505 94 | 194 42 | 311 52 |
| 2018-19 | 1,253 -120 | 743 -125 | 318 -50 | 425 -75 | 510 5 | 192 -2 | 318 7 |
| 2019-20 | 1,130 -123 | 633 -110 | 285 -33 | 348 -77 | 497 -13 | 163 -29 | 334 16 |
| 2020-21 | 1,201 71 | 657 24 | 288 3 | 369 21 | 544 47 | 173 10 | 371 37 |
| 2021-22 | 1,138 -63 | 619 -38 | 275 -13 | 344 -25 | 519 -25 | 153 -20 | 366 -5 |
| 2022-23 | 1,116 -22 | 590 -29 | 256 -19 | 334 -10 | 526 7 | 136 -17 | 390 24 |
| 2023-24 | 1,140 24 | 549 -41 | 245 -11 | 304 -30 | 591 65 | 165 29 | 426 36 |
| 2024-25 | 1,025 -115 | 564 15 | 259 14 | 305 1 | 461 -130 | 135 -30 | 326 -100 |
| Average | 1,205 | 706 | 309 | 397 | 499 | 163 | 336 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 706 where 564 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Hope International University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 875 | 634 | 288 | 346 | 241 | 117 | 124 |
| 2016-17 | 961 | 726 | 293 | 433 | 235 | 101 | 134 |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 579 | 249 | 330 | 289 | 119 | 170 |
| 2018-19 | 743 | 597 | 244 | 353 | 146 | 74 | 72 |
| 2019-20 | 633 | 539 | 239 | 300 | 94 | 46 | 48 |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 529 | 231 | 298 | 128 | 57 | 71 |
| 2021-22 | 619 | 516 | 234 | 282 | 103 | 41 | 62 |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 503 | 215 | 288 | 87 | 41 | 46 |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 465 | 204 | 261 | 84 | 41 | 43 |
| 2024-25 | 564 | 500 | 230 | 270 | 64 | 29 | 35 |
| Average | 706 | 706 | 243 | 316 | 706 | 67 | 81 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 499 where 461 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Hope International University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 427 | 246 | 88 | 158 | 181 | 82 | 99 |
| 2016-17 | 411 | 237 | 85 | 152 | 174 | 67 | 107 |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 297 | 100 | 197 | 208 | 94 | 114 |
| 2018-19 | 510 | 322 | 105 | 217 | 188 | 87 | 101 |
| 2019-20 | 497 | 329 | 88 | 241 | 168 | 75 | 93 |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 398 | 111 | 287 | 146 | 62 | 84 |
| 2021-22 | 519 | 355 | 101 | 254 | 164 | 52 | 112 |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 365 | 86 | 279 | 161 | 50 | 111 |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 374 | 98 | 276 | 217 | 67 | 150 |
| 2024-25 | 461 | 355 | 104 | 251 | 106 | 31 | 75 |
| Average | 499 | 499 | 97 | 231 | 499 | 67 | 105 |
The percentage of white students is 34.63% and the percentage of black students is 6.63% at Hope International University. 7.80% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 24.29% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 42.63% to 34.63%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.84% to 7.80%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.84% to 6.63%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 17.28% to 24.29%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7901 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7713 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hope International University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7 | 63 | 89 | 225 | 11 | 555 | 130 |
| 2016-17 | 10 | 73 | 101 | 285 | 8 | 599 | 162 |
| 2017-18 | 17 | 93 | 89 | 303 | 10 | 597 | 154 |
| 2018-19 | 14 | 73 | 92 | 318 | 17 | 511 | 128 |
| 2019-20 | 11 | 70 | 78 | 267 | 20 | 473 | 115 |
| 2020-21 | 10 | 74 | 92 | 271 | 15 | 517 | 106 |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 74 | 89 | 245 | 16 | 469 | 133 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 79 | 81 | 257 | 14 | 413 | 139 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 75 | 64 | 257 | 13 | 414 | 176 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 80 | 68 | 249 | 12 | 355 | 146 |
| Average | 10 | 75 | 84 | 268 | 14 | 490 | 139 |
420 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 41% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -31.03% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Hope International University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,302 | 609 | 0 | 693 |
| 2016-17 | 1,372 | 600 | 0 | 772 |
| 2017-18 | 1,373 | 601 | 0 | 772 |
| 2018-19 | 1,253 | 601 | 0 | 652 |
| 2019-20 | 1,130 | 562 | 2 | 566 |
| 2020-21 | 1,201 | 615 | 0 | 586 |
| 2021-22 | 1,138 | 551 | 101 | 486 |
| 2022-23 | 1,116 | 514 | 241 | 361 |
| 2023-24 | 1,140 | 484 | 241 | 415 |
| 2024-25 | 1,025 | 420 | 264 | 341 |
| Average | 1,205 | 556 | 85 | 564 |
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