Hope International University Overview

Located in Fullerton, California, Hope International University is a private not-for-profit institution. Fullerton is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Hope International University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Hope is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Hope.
• In <nil>, 16% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Hope with a bachelor's degree make about $43,659 a year. That's 7% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Hope International University?

Contact details for Hope are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2500 E Nutwood Ave, Fullerton, CA 92831-3199
Phone:	714-879-3901
Website:	www.hiu.edu

How Do I Get Into Hope?

You can apply to Hope online at: www.hiu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Hope

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hope?

The acceptance rate of Hope International University is 40%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 40%, and the acceptance rate for women is 40%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to Hope submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 530. Math scores were between 490 and 650.

Hope received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Hope International University?

The overall average net price of Hope is $37,360. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Hope, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $6,084 a year. That adds up to $24,336 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hope is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Hope International University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 619 undergraduate students at Hope, with 516 being full-time and 103 being part-time.

There are also 519 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 516 full-time undergraduates at Hope, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hope International University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	130
White	162
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	154

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Hope International University. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at Hope. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, France, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Hope International University

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at Hope. In 2020-2021, 652 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hope has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 44th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Hope

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Hope International University was 0.8%. This is the #841 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Hope regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Slcoats under License

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