- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Hobe Sound Bible College
Hobe Sound, FLSuburb: largeZIP 33455Founded 1960
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1960
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1981
- Website
- hsbc.edu
FloridaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Hobe Sound Bible College
Hobe Sound Bible College is a private nonprofit college in Hobe Sound, Florida, with 112 undergraduates. It graduates 67% within six years and costs $14,419 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Retention92%
4-year graduation19%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans18%
$14,419net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$41,247median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#1,543 of 1,704 for earnings#460 of 1,739 for lowest net price#482 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $19,528tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,518
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $9,518
- Average net price
- $14,419national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,119
$30,001–48,000$10,937
$48,001–75,000$14,509
$75,001–110,000$18,550
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college92%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 19%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 39%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,888
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,247middle 50%: $25,553–$66,667
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$66,667
Median, Hobe Sound Bible College$41,247
Lower quarter$25,553
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 112
- Part-time
- 32%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 26.2
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 56%
- Average faculty salary
- $3,395 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,377
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,824,040
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White68%
Hispanic14%
Black2.7%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races0.9%
U.S. nonresident9.8%
Unknown3.6%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations38%
Liberal arts & humanities25%
Education12%
Psychology12%
Business & management12%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 134510. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5874998.