Hope Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Hope College, the graduation rates was 80.28% (578 students out of 720 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time. For example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree.). By gender, 208 male and 370 female students have graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Hope College. Last year, the graduation rate was 80.28%. where 578 students out of 720 candidate completed their degree.

525 students completed their course in 4 years and 38 finished there bachelor's (or equivalent) degree. Additional 15 students graduated within 6 years, usually referred as 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Hope College, 14 of 18 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 77.78%.

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Hope College, the retention rate is 89% for full-time students and 85 % for part-time students.