Rates and Cost

Rates for Academic Year 2024–25

Tuition

Full Time (12–16 credit hours)

	ANCHORED TUITION (per semester)
INCOMING STUDENTS (FIRST YEAR, 2024 cohort)	$20,750
Returning STUDENTS (Second YEAR, 2023 cohort)	$19,995
RETURNING STUDENTS (Third YEAR, 2022 COHORT)	$18,995
RETURNING STUDENTS (Fourth YEAR, 2021 cohort, or earlier)	$18,150

Add $650 per credit hour for each credit hour over 16.

Part Time

• 9–11 credit hours: $1,530 per credit hour
• 5–8 credit hours: $1,100 per credit hour
• 1–4 credit hours: $650 per credit hour

Rates for part-time students listed are "per credit hour" which is the rate for each credit hour taken in a semester. For instance, if a student participates in classes totaling seven hours of credit the rate is $1,100 for every credit hour, or a total of $7,700.

Activity and Services Fee

• $235 per semester (registered for 6.0 or more credit hours)
• $80 per semester (registered for less than 6.0 credit hours)

Other Tuition/Fees

• FOCUS: $600
• International Program Fee: $235

For purposes of Hope College's agreement with the Department of Defense, the standard per credit hour charge for full time students is dependent upon the cohort year and will not exceed $1,730.

Housing

Single Occupancy

	Semester	Academic Year
Voorhees or Dykstra hall	$3,625	$7,250
Cottages and Apartments	$4,395	$8,790
Cook Hall (Non-RA)	$4,005	$8,010

Double Occupancy

	Semester	Academic Year
Residence Halls - double	$3,035	$6,070
Residence Halls - triple	$2,500	$5,000
Cook Hall	$3,350	$6,700
Cottages	$3,660	$7,320
Apartments – Standard Rate	$3,660	$7,320
Apartments – Premium Rate *	$4,065	$8,130

• Family housing is charged at the apartment standard rate for student plus and additional 80% for spouse.

*Premium-rate apartments include Brownstone, Kraker, Kraker Annex, Gazelle, Treehouse and Cook Village (with the exception of Cook Village apartments 235 and 248 which remain at the standard apartment rate).

Residential Life & Housing 

Food

Unlimited+ Plan 

• Semester: $3,590

Enjoy a meal or snack when you need it, as often as you need it! This is the ultimate convenience option for busy students.

• Unlimited meal swipes at Phelps or Cook Dining
• Daily snack at Kletz Market or Cup & Chaucer
• Popcorn or candy and a fountain beverage at concessions
• $100 Dining Dollars
• 8 guest passes

weekly meal plans

• Semester cost
  • $3,440 for 21 meals/week
  • $3,145 for 15 meals/week
  • $2,720 for 10 meals/week

 Choose between the traditional 21, 15 or 10 meals per week plan. 

• Up to 4 meal swipes per day at Phelps and Cook Dining
• Dining Dollars
  • $75 with the 21 Plan
  • $100 with the 15 Plan
  • $150 with the 10 Plan
• 2 guest passes

7+ plan

• Semester: $2,255

A plan available to students living in campus cottages, apartments or off-campus housing. This plan is for the student who still wants the convenience and variety of having a few meals per week plus several bonuses including grocery delivery!

• 7 meals per week and up to 4 meal swipes per day at Phelps and Cook Dining
• Daily snack at Kletz Market or Cup & Chaucer
• Popcorn or candy and a fountain beverage at concessions
• $300 Dining Dollars
• 8 guest passes
• $50 Hope-Geneva Bookstore coupon

Dining Services 

Anchored Tuition Pledge

The Anchored Tuition Pledge, is our assurance to hold full-time tuition in place, at one rate with each incoming class. By “anchoring tuition,” our students pay the same tuition rate for the duration of their education at Hope. The tuition rate they start with is the tuition rate they end with.

By creating tuition rate stability, Hope College addresses affordability and accessibility so our families can plan their personal budgets with confidence from their student’s first semester to the last.
In 2024–25, here is how the Anchored Tuition Pledge will work for:

Incoming full-time students (First year at Hope) — The tuition rate will be $41,500. This tuition rate will remain the same for a student’s time at Hope.

Incoming full-time students (second year students) — The tuition rate will be $39,990. This tuition rate will remain the same for a student’s time at Hope.

Returning full-time students (third year students) — The tuition rate will be $37,990, the same as last year. This tuition rate will remain the same for a student’s time at Hope.

Returning full-time students (fourth+ year students) — The tuition rate will be $36,300, the same as last year. This tuition rate will remain the same for a student’s time at Hope.

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(*Eligibility for aid is reassessed on a year-to-year basis. Need-based financial aid awards can fluctuate.)

 Room and board and fees cannot be guaranteed from year-to-year and could vary with inflation. In 2024-25, those costs are:

Room** $6,070
Board** $6,290
Fees       $470

(**Room rates are based on double-occupancy, standard residence hall housing, and board rates are based upon a 15-meal plan. Both rates can vary depending on a student’s housing and meal plan choices.)

Anchored Tuition Pledge

Rates for SUMMER TERMS 2024

Cost of Attendance

Each year the Office of Financial Aid creates a Cost of Attendance (COA). The COA represents an estimate of average expenses a student may have for the academic year. It also represents the maximum amount of financial aid you can utilize for the academic year.

A COA includes direct expenses such as tuition, housing and food, and indirect expenses such as books, transportation and personal expenses.

• Direct expenses are items that appear on a billing statement.
• Indirect expenses do not appear on a billing statement but should be considered in your budget to attend. 

The COA is based on full-time enrollment and will be adjusted for students with less than full-time enrollment. Your eligibility for need-based financial aid is determined by reviewing your FAFSA data and your COA. 

View your cost of attendance by incoming class