Applying to HIU

Hope International University's acceptance rate is 35.39% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 828 students applied and 293 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively hard (lower than the national average) to get into HIU.

HIU's acceptance rate places 19th out of 120 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to HIU, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Hope International University is 35.39% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 30.03%. 276 men and 536 women applied to HIU and 98 men and 188 women students were accepted.

Among them, 36 men and 50 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at HIU.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at HIU
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	828	276	536	0	16
Admitted	293	98	188	0	7
Enrolled	88	36	50	0	2
Acceptance Rate	35.39%	35.51%	35.07%	-	43.75%
Yield	30.03%	36.73%	26.60%	-	28.57%

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Hope International University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 4 students (5% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1 students (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at HIU.

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at HIU
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	0	0	0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Math
ACT Composite	-		-
ACT Math	-		-
ACT English	-		-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 88 first-year students enrolled in HIU. The proportion of full-time students is 96.59% and part-time students is 3.41%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 40.91% and women students is 56.82%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at HIU.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at HIU
	Total	Men	Women	Gender Unknown
Total	88	36	50	2
Full-time	85	34	49	2
Part-time	3	2	1	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at HIU. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Hope International University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

HIU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $50 for graduate schools of Hope International University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to HIU.

Admission Information for Applying to HIU
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$50
Admission Information	www.hiu.edu/admissions/
Online Application	www.hiu.edu/apply/
Calendar System	Four-one-four plan
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctoral (Professional Practice), Doctoral (Other)

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