Hope College
Holland, Michigan · Private · 3,288 undergraduates · hope.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
87%
of 4,844 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1090 to 1310
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$67,450Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Hope College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
87% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
50% of freshmen had a weighted high school GPA of 4.0 or higher (average 3.82).
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$67,450
a year in 2027-28, from a $67,450 sticker price
What to do with your 1190
Send your score
About 58% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1080, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted alongside ACT/SAT
Source: Apply | Admissions | Hope College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec15Early Action · December 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
Who gets in
87%
of applicants were admitted: 4,220 of 4,844 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/1.
Wait list
337 students were offered a spot; 21 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 35% of them sent SAT scores and 9.1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1090 to 1310
Reading and Writing 540 to 670
Math 530 to 650
ACT composite 25 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160013%
- 1200 to 139936%
- 1000 to 119939%
- 800 to 99912%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.82
- 4.050%
- 3.75 to 3.9924%
- 3.50 to 3.7413%
- 3.25 to 3.498%
- 3.00 to 3.244.6%
- 2.50 to 2.991.1%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$67,450
a year
- Tuition$48,310
- Fees$550
- Food and housing$14,980
- Books and supplies$1,300
- Transportation and other$2,310
Hope College published $64,850 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$24,738
- $30,001 to $48,000$15,105
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,160
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,386
- Over $110,000$33,129
Financial aid
89%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$35,676
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
43%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $21,711 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Hope College National Merit Supplement
$24,000 a year
National Merit
To keep it: in years 1 and 2, stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules; for years 3 and 4, have a 3.0 college GPA at the end of spring in years 2 and 3 (a GPA of 2.75 to 2.99 cuts the award to $5,000 a year, and below 2.75 you lose it, though you can earn it back).
DetailsNational Merit Scholarship (NMSC-funded portion)
$1,000 to $2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules, and follow the National Merit Scholarship Corporation's renewal steps.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
9 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,830Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Art 0100* |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Art 0100** |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | Gen 0100 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 111 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 106/108 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 131 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 131 & 132 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 101/101L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 125/127 & 126/128 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHIN 101 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHIN 101 & 102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | CHIN 101, 102 & 201 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL 151 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSCI 125 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CSCI 112 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | Art 0100*** |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 113 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 113 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | GES 130/130L |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 131 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 101 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 101 & 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN 101, 102 & 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 101 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM 101 & 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GERM 101, 102 & 201 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GES 0100 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LANG 0100 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | LANG 0100 & 0100 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | LANG 0100, 0100 & 0200 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JAPN 101 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | JAPN 101 & 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | JAPN 101, 102 & 201 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN 171 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LATN 171 & 172 |
| Latin | 5 | 9 | LATN 171, 172 & 271 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 211 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 212 |
| Music Theory | 4 | ||
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 | PHYS 105 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 | PHYS 106 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PHYS 122 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHYS 121 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | Math 130 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 100 |
| Research | 4 | 3 | Gen 0100 |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | Gen 0100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 121 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 121 & 122 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 121, 122 & 0200 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 121 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 121 & 122 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 121, 122 & 0200 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MATH 115 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL 100 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST 161 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 121 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
78%
Come back for a second year
88%
Typical earnings
$65,961
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Hope College$73,218
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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