Hope College vs GVSU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Hope College is a private (not-for-profit) and GVSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Hope College has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,670) than GVSU ($21,154).
It is harder to admit to Hope College than GVSU.
Hope College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than GVSU (1,070).
Hope College has higher submitted ACT score (29) than GVSU (24).
GVSU has more students with 21,648 students while Hope College has 3,251 students.
Hope College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while GVSU's ratio is 15 to 1.
GVSU has more full-time faculties with 1,101 faculties while Hope College has 226 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Hope College and Grand Valley State University.

Hope College	vs.	GVSU
Holland, Michigan	Location	Allendale, Michigan
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$37,670	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,978 Out-Of-State$21,154
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$19,771	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,921

75.85 %	Acceptance Rates	94.69 %
21.12 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.02 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,070
29	ACT Score	24
80 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
89 %	Retention Rate	79 %
3,251	Student Population	21,648
226	Number of Faculties	1,101
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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