Data Resources

Common Data Set

The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson’s and U.S. News & World Report.

View the Common Data Set

Fact Book

The Fact Book contains statistical information about Hope College faculty, staff and students to support sound planning and decision-making and serves as a reference for both internal and external audiences.

Enrollment History

• Comparitive Enrollment
• Archived Enrollment Table 1969 - 2017

Freshman/Transfer Student Enrollment

• First Time Students & Transfers
• Archived Table 1970–2017

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

• Fall Enrollment by Ethnicity
• Archived Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Report 2000–2018

Applications, Admissions & Deposits paid

Applications, Admissions & Deposits Paid – Fall Term Dashboard

Graduation Rate and Retention

Hope College Retention/ Graduation rates Dashboard
Honors Graduates as a Percent of Total Graduates Dashboard
Percent of Stem Graduates by Year Dashboard

Graduates

Graduates by Division and major Dashboard

• Prior to 2018–2019 Graduates by Major
  
  

View the Fact Book archive 

Financial Department Reports

By Variable

• FTE Faculty
• Student Credit Hours in Department Courses
• Student Credit Hours taught by Department Faculty
• Graduating Majors
• Financial Faculty FTE
• Percent of Student Credit Hours by Full-Time/Part-Time and Tenure-Track Status
• Percent of Student Contact Hours by Full-Time/Part-Time and Tenure-Track Status
• FTE Student-Faculty Ratio
• Financial Student-Faculty Ratio
• Instructional Expense per Graduating Major
• Instructional Expense per Student FTE
• Average Student Grade in Department Courses
• Student-Faculty Ratio by Contact Hours
• Percent of Majors with Off-Campus Study
• Percent of Majors with Domestic Off-Campus Study
• Percent of Majors with International Off-Campus Study

By Department

All Departments

• Art
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Communication
• Computer Science
• Dance
• Economics and Business
• Education
• Engineering
• English
• Geological and Enviromental Science
• History
• Kinesiology
• Math
• Music
• Nursing
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Religion
• Sociology and Social Work
• Theatre
• World Languages and Cultures

Audited Financial Statements

• June 30, 2020, Audited Financial Statements
• VIEW PREVIOUS YEARS

Additional Data Sources

• ETS - HEIghten Outcomes Assessment Suite
• ETS – Major Field Tests
  Comprehensive undergraduate outcomes assessments designed to measure the critical knowledge and understanding obtained by students in a major field of study.
• National Center for Educational Statistics
  The National Center for Education Statistics fulfills a Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports.
• US Census Bureau
• Chronicle of Higher Education
  The Chronicle of Higher Education is a newspaper and website that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty and student affairs professionals.
• Association of Institutional Research (AIR) Code of Ethics
  AIR empowers higher education professionals to leverage data, analytics, information, and evidence to make decisions and take actions that benefit students and institutions and improve higher education.

IPEDS Data

IPEDS provides basic data needed to describe and analyze trends in postsecondary education in the United States, in terms of the numbers of students enrolled, financial aid used, staff employed, dollars expended, and degrees and certificates earned.

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  College
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  IPEDS Data
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  IPEDS Trend
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  Affordability &
  Transparency