Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Hope

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 79.00% where the current academic year rate is 79%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Hope College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	76%	71%	80%
2016-17	79%	73%	84%
2017-18	80%	77%	82%
2018-19	79%	72%	84%
2019-20	80%	75%	83%
2020-21	75%	68%	80%
2021-22	80%	73%	85%
2022-23	80%	75%	83%
2023-24	82%	80%	83%
2024-25	79%	75%	82%
Average	79.00%	73.90%	82.60%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.10% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Hope College from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.80% for full-time students and 29.50% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Hope from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.80 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Hope College since 2025.

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