Enrollment Trends at Hope

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,219 where 3,395 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 3,395 students in 2025 and was lowest at 3,056 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,392 to 3,395 students, a net gain of 3 (0.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hope College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,392	1,346	2,046
2016-17	3,234 -158	1,264 -82	1,970 -76
2017-18	3,150 -84	1,224 -40	1,926 -44
2018-19	3,149 -1	1,204 -20	1,945 19
2019-20	3,056 -93	1,157 -47	1,899 -46
2020-21	3,061 5	1,148 -9	1,913 14
2021-22	3,132 71	1,205 57	1,927 14
2022-23	3,251 119	1,253 48	1,998 71
2023-24	3,368 117	1,338 85	2,030 32
2024-25	3,395 27	1,349 11	2,046 16
Average	3,219	1,249	1,970

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.61%. The percentage was 83.20% 10 years ago and Hope still has a high percentage of white students. 2.53% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.83% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.28% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 83.20% to 76.61%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.68% to 2.53%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.74% to 3.83%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.96% to 8.28%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4029 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2997 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 over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	2	91	93	270	0	2,822	60
2016-17	1	63	80	276	0	2,637	61
2017-18	0	67	86	241	0	2,577	77
2018-19	0	75	79	227	0	2,584	91
2019-20	1	72	73	231	0	2,500	97
2020-21	2	67	84	221	0	2,506	101
2021-22	3	68	102	243	1	2,492	112
2022-23	5	79	114	244	1	2,542	111
2023-24	3	87	117	256	1	2,629	118
2024-25	3	86	130	281	3	2,601	119
Average	2	76	96	249	1	2,589	95

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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