80%
Graduation Rate
88%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Hope College, the graduation rate is 80 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 88 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 638 students out of 798 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Hope College.
By gender, 211 male and 427 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 798 | 638 | 79.95% |
|---|
| Men | 279 | 211 | 75.63% |
|---|
| Women | 519 | 427 | 82.27% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Hope College.
- Asian: 61.90%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 88.24%
- Hispanic: 66.67%
- White: 81.66%
- Two or More Race: 75.00%
- Unknown: 100.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| Asian | 61.90%(13/21) |
42.86%(3/7) |
71.43%(10/14) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 88.24%(15/17) |
100.00%(4/4) |
84.62%(11/13) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 66.67%(36/54) |
66.67%(12/18) |
66.67%(24/36) |
|---|
| White | 81.66%(530/649) |
77.02%(181/235) |
84.30%(349/414) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 75.00%(27/36) |
72.73%(8/11) |
76.00%(19/25) |
|---|
| Unknown | 100.00%(2/2) |
100.00%(1/1) |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Hope College, 15 of 19 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 78.95%.