Enrollment Trends at Hope College of Arts and Sciences

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 10 years is 137 where 54 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2017 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 204 students in 2023 and was lowest at 54 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 103 to 54 students, a net loss of 49 (47.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hope College of Arts and Sciences since 2016.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2016-17	103	8	95
2017-18	120 17	10 2	110 15
2018-19	158 38	13 3	145 35
2019-20	196 38	16 3	180 35
2020-21	122 -74	13 -3	109 -71
2021-22	197 75	27 14	170 61
2022-23	204 7	23 -4	181 11
2023-24	82 -122	8 -15	74 -107
2024-25	54 -28	6 -2	48 -26
Average	137	14	124

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 0.00% and the percentage of black students is 96.30% at Hope College of Arts and Sciences. 1.85% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 1.85% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has remained relatively stable. The percentage of white students decreased from 0.00% to 0.00%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 1.85%. Black student enrollment decreased from 99.03% to 96.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.97% to 1.85%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.0720 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.0192 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hope College of Arts and Sciences over the past 10 years (2016-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2016-17	0	0	102	1	0	0	0
2017-18	0	0	112	6	0	2	0
2018-19	0	1	146	6	0	5	0
2019-20	0	2	184	8	0	2	0
2020-21	0	2	116	3	0	1	0
2021-22	0	4	185	5	0	3	0
2022-23	0	3	196	3	0	2	0
2023-24	0	2	76	2	0	2	0
2024-25	0	1	52	1	0	0	0
Average	0	2	130	4	0	2	0

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Hope College of Arts and Sciences does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.