Hope College
Holland, Michigan
A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.
Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.
On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.
The numbers behind the verdict
Lifetime ROI: the long view
Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.
Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.
Equity & access
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
21% gap between the two groups
8% gap between the two groups
2% gap between the two groups
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
Net price by family income
What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.
| Family income | Average net price / yr |
|---|---|
| Family income $0–$30k | $17,606 |
| $30k–$48k | $16,590 |
| $48k–$75k | $18,206 |
| $75k–$110k | $25,017 |
| $110k+ | $32,754 |
How Hope College compares
This college against the Michigan and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of Hope College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at Hope College
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's | $90,232 | — | +732% | Strong return |
| Engineering, General | Associate's | $87,793 | $27,000 | +567% | Strong return |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | $83,017 | $27,000 | +492% | Strong return |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | $75,372 | $27,000 | +373% | Strong return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | $72,190 | $25,500 | +327% | Strong return |
| Chemistry | Associate's | $68,029 | $26,636 | +259% | Strong return |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's | $54,579 | $27,000 | +49% | Break-even |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Associate's | $54,295 | $27,000 | +45% | Break-even |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Associate's | $54,230 | $27,000 | +44% | Break-even |
| Social Work | Associate's | $52,793 | $26,670 | +22% | Break-even |
| Biology, General | Associate's | $52,442 | $27,000 | +16% | Break-even |
| Sociology | Associate's | $51,986 | $24,493 | +10% | Break-even |
| Psychology, General | Associate's | $51,887 | $24,499 | +9% | Break-even |
| Special Education and Teaching | Associate's | $50,640 | — | +4% | Break-even |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Associate's | $49,887 | $27,000 | -24% | Poor return |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's | $48,606 | $25,800 | -43% | Poor return |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Associate's | $42,935 | — | -138% | Poor return |
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ROI at Hope College
Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.
Admissions & profile
Location
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.
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