by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Hope International University was awarded 42 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is theological & ministerial studies.
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Hope is ranked #1,606 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Hope held the #1,734 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, Hope is ranked at #152.
If you're applying to Hope International University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 40%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 3% of students accepted to Hope submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 530. Math scores were between 490 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Hope International University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hope International University is 16%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Hope International University is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 10% for first-time, full-time students at Hope, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Hope International University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 657 undergraduates at Hope with 529 being full-time and 128 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,326 | $17,610 | $19,753 | $22,364 | $28,643 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hope, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hope, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $6,084 a year. That adds up to $24,336 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Hope is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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See which majors at Hope International University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Hope International University.
Contact details for Hope are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2500 E Nutwood Ave, Fullerton, CA 92831-3199 |
| Phone: | 714-879-3901 |
| Website: | www.hiu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/HIUnow |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/HIUnow |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 35 | $33,799 |
| General Education | 28 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 18 | $40,466 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 18 | $35,221 |
| General Psychology | 15 | NA |
| General Social Sciences | 9 | $25,509 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 6 | $21,271 |
| Missionary Studies | 4 | NA |
| Sacred Music | 3 | NA |
| General English Literature | 2 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 652 students took at least one online class at Hope International University. This is an increase from the 615 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 652 | 551 |
| 2019-2020 | 615 | 615 |
| 2018-2019 | 564 | 562 |
| 2017-2018 | 601 | 601 |
| 2016-2017 | 601 | 601 |
Learn more about online learning at Hope International University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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