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Hope College

Hope College
P.O. Box 9000
Holland, MI 49422-9000

Official telephone: (616) 395-7000
Fax number: (616) 395-7922
Website: www.hope.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Jill M. Nutt,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 616 395-7765
888 439-8907 (toll free)
616 395-7160 (fax)
finaid@hope.edu
FAFSA number: 002273
CSS/PROFILE number: 1301

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $31,380; $31,380 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $180
Book fees: $920
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,090
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,690

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formFebruary 15noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
15% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
77% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
87% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
77% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
81% of first-year students
73% of full-time undergraduates
14% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
28% of first-year students
24% of full-time undergraduates
21% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
80% for first-year students
80% for full-time undergraduates
22% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$25,150 for first-year students
$24,744 for full-time undergraduates
$4,252 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$19,996 for first-year students
$18,680 for full-time undergraduates
$1,456 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,154 for first-year students
$6,064 for full-time undergraduates
$2,796 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,039 for first-year students
$5,050 for full-time undergraduates
$2,596 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
28% of first-year students
28% of full-time undergraduates
4% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$8,159 for first-year students
$8,160 for full-time undergraduates
$3,292 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 6%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 64%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,188
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance

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