Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Hope

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 78.70% where the last year rate was 80%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.90% for full-time students and 35.90% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 78.70% where the current academic year rate is 80%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Hope College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	78%	74%	81%
2014-15	80%	72%	85%
2015-16	76%	71%	80%
2016-17	79%	73%	84%
2017-18	80%	77%	82%
2018-19	79%	72%	84%
2019-20	80%	75%	83%
2020-21	75%	68%	80%
2021-22	80%	73%	85%
2022-23	80%	75%	83%
Average	78.70%	73.00%	82.70%

Hope College Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.90% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Hope College from 2019 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2019-20	9%
2020-21	0%
2021-22	0%
2022-23	0%
Average	0.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.90% for full-time students and 35.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Hope from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	88%	-
2014-15	91%	64%
2015-16	88%	10%
2016-17	91%	100%
2017-18	88%	100%
2018-19	89%	-
2019-20	91%	-
2020-21	87%	-
2021-22	87%	-
2022-23	89%	85%
Average	88.90%	35.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.30 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 11 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Hope College since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	13:1
2014-15	12:1
2015-16	11:1
2016-17	11:1
2017-18	11:1
2018-19	11:1
2019-20	11:1
2020-21	11:1
2021-22	11:1
2022-23	11:1
Average	11.30:1

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