- The Inkwell
- California
- Hope International University
Fullerton, CASuburb: largeZIP 92831Founded 1928
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1928
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hiu.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Hope International University
Hope International University is a private nonprofit university in Fullerton, California, with 564 undergraduates. It admits 33% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $31,029 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate33%
Retention52%
4-year graduation6.4%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans52%
$31,029net price / year
33%admission rate
1020average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$51,254median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#1,206 of 1,704 for earnings#1,483 of 1,739 for lowest net price#929 of 1,738 for graduation rate#116 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $53,509tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,650
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,650
- Average net price
- $31,029national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,646
$30,001–48,000$34,669
$48,001–75,000$33,850
$75,001–110,000$36,340
$110,001+$34,732
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 33%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 420–570
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 420–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college33%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college52%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 6.4%
- First-year retention
- 52%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 41%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,237
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,254middle 50%: $31,759–$74,290
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,290
Median, Hope International University$51,254
Lower quarter$31,759
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
- 564
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 32%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,734 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,305
- Endowment, end of year
- $10,209,652
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White29%
Hispanic29%
Black7.4%
Asian4.3%
Two or more races15%
U.S. nonresident1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2.1%
Unknown10%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Parks, recreation & fitness22%
Psychology18%
Education14%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.6%
Theology & religious vocations5.8%
Social sciences3.6%
Liberal arts & humanities2.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 120537. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5899317.