Hope International University Student Population

How many students at HIU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hope International University has a total enrollment of 1,025 students, including 564 undergraduate and 461 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 394 male students (38.4%) and 631 female students (61.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 355 White students (34.6%) and 249 Hispanic students (24.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 564 undergraduate students (55%) and 461 graduate students (45%).
• Class Delivery: 420 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 264 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - HIU's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 394 male (38.44%) and 631 female (61.56%) students are attending Hope International University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 62.44.

By class level, 564 (55.02%) are undergraduate students and 461 (44.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.92% are male and 54.08% are female, while among graduate students, 29.28% are male and 70.72% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 355 White, 68 Black, and 80 Asian students out of a total of 1,025 are attending at Hope International University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hope International University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 78.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, HIU has 3 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 595 students under 25 years old, and 544 students over 25 years old out of 1,140 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 3 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. HIU has 464 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 84 students aged 25 and over.

It has 131 graduate students aged under 25 and 460 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Hope International University, 420 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 264 students are enrolled in some online courses.

351 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 69 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 564 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 117 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 20.74%.104 students have transferred in as full-time status and 13 students transferred in as part-time status.