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Hope College

⌖ Holland, MI · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$155,458 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

21.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−54%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,327Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$155,458at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$288,7280
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4
6
8
−$155,45810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 21.7 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$41,970
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$41,970
Sticker price
Average net price$27,182
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$55,646
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,182Average net price / year
$55,646Cost of attendance
$58,327Median earnings · year 5 after completion
80.0%Completion rate
79.2%Admission rate
3,288Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

78thEarnings percentile
81thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,596Year 1
$60,573Year 4
$58,327Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$92,1162Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$86,2533Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree$82,5134Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$75,7385Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$65,7556Political Science and Government · Bachelor's Degree$62,9367Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$55,1668Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$54,538

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$92,116Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$86,253$27,000
Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree$82,513$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$75,738$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$65,755$26,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$62,936$24,499
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$55,166$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,538$27,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$53,340$27,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$53,328$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$52,980$24,656
SociologyBachelor's Degree$50,222$24,488
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$49,627$27,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$49,587$26,670
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$49,469$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$47,445$25,396
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$39,470Not available
ChemistryBachelor's DegreeNot available$26,636

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.