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Hope International University is a private regional university located in Fullerton, California. Hope International University is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Hope International University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $41,202 10 years after enrolling, 95th in California, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Hope International University bachelor students earn 9% less than the national average. Hope International University is ranked 78th in California.
Hope International University’s median net annual cost of $21,437 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at Hope International University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Human Development & Family, Psychology, Theological Studies, Social Sciences - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$21,437
Average years to graduate
4.6
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 3 graduate programs at Hope International University - Clinical / Counseling Psych, Foundations of Education, Theological Studies - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Hope International University is 10% lower than the state average, and 0% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Hope International University, Pell Grant recipients represent 49% of the measured graduating class, 14% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Hope International University graduates within 4.7 years.
Hope International University is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Hope International University’s economic mobility score of 8.19 is calculated by adjusting the 8.19 economic score of lower-income students by the 49% pell grant recipients within the student body. Hope International University’s EMS of 8.19 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Hope International University pays $21,437 a year, $28,076 less than the $49,513 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $21,437
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Hope International University, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $21,437 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 70% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,084. This is 16% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,169
Pell grants
$4,210
State grants
$7,021
Institutional grants
$19,934
Hope International University offers 7 online bachelor programs, one of which is held exclusively online. At the master’s level Hope International University offers 9 programs, 8 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
16
Hybrid programs
7
Percentage of programs online
57%
Hope International University's selective admissions are indicated by their 40% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 723 applicants, of which 289 were admitted and 105 enrolled. Hope International University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
78%
83%
Female
54%
59%
First time
40%
59%
In-state
87%
68%
1st generation
39%
35%
White
37%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
26%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
2%
0.3%
Other
22%
12%