Hope College Comparisons

7/10 Overall Rating
4 Year
Holland, MI
3.8 4 reviews

#3 Best Private Colleges in Michigan

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Compare with Michigan Public Colleges

Compare with Michigan Public Colleges for Hope College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$24,234 lower in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$25,512 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	$26,830 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$26,780 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$27,210 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$26,330 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	$26,708 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	$26,718 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	$25,730 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$22,847 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	$29,040 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Flint Flint, MI	$27,266 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie, MI	$27,080 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Michigan Private Colleges

Compare with Michigan Private Colleges for Hope College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	$2,620 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	$9,024 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$19,080 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kettering University Flint, MI	$6,500 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	$6,914 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$8,781 lower in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Hope College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$28,726 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$30,367 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$28,468 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$31,978 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$23,809 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$29,826 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$25,966 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$27,632 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ball State University Muncie, IN	$30,888 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$30,687 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$27,994 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$28,834 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$27,812 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$29,226 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	$32,034 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$33,139 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$25,998 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester, MN	$26,954 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$27,562 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Hope College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$11,740 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePaul University Chicago, IL	$4,029 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$7,170 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$8,670 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Butler University Indianapolis, IN	$5,590 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$9,200 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$3,576 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$25,396 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bradley University Peoria, IL	$190 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$6,480 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$25,030 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$29,550 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$17,100 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$10,416 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$8,530 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$19,670 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA	$10,690 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL	$985 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$16,679 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Central College Naperville, IL	$3,756 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$8,510 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Evansville Evansville, IN	$2,202 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$14,580 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Holy Cross College Notre Dame, IN	$5,370 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Otterbein University Westerville, OH	$6,422 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	$14,450 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hanover College Hanover, IN	$2,668 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA	$12,696 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	$2,138 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Taylor University Upland, IN	$1,480 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$2,170 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$18,916 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	$15,734 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$4,820 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carroll University Waukesha, WI	$3,080 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN	$11,260 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	$11,918 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	$8,830 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
McKendree University Lebanon, IL	$7,230 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$10,150 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$14,432 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Earlham College Richmond, IN	$11,960 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Transylvania University Lexington, KY	$4,900 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$6,030 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wittenberg University Springfield, OH	$3,970 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$15,012 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$7,720 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Walsh University North Canton, OH	$6,225 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ripon College Ripon, WI	$9,930 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Hope College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$6,160 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Spelman College Atlanta, GA	$10,414 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$13,510 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$19,770 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mercer University Macon, GA	$342 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Belmont University Nashville, TN	$570 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$11,050 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$11,320 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	$2,279 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$3,930 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$5,780 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Portland Portland, OR	$16,130 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$7,140 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	$4,280 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$11,430 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$7,016 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$18,908 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL	$2,070 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$10,160 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$16,724 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$1,320 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$7,014 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$18,610 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$10,707 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$4,610 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$15,180 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	$10,590 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$850 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$11,290 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$462 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Norwich University Northfield, VT	$7,770 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$914 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$1,640 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
LeTourneau University Longview, TX	$4,810 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$270 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Fox University Newberg, OR	$780 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$2,179 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Bismarck, ND	$19,614 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
High Point University High Point, NC	$3,342 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	$5,535 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026