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Student Achievements

Our Student Body

Fall 2025

First-Year Retention Rates

First-year retention rates are the percentage of first-time degree-seeking students who enrolled at Hope in the fall and were again enrolled in the following fall.

Cohort Year	First Year
2009	86.8%
2010	89.4%
2011	88.9%
2012	88.3%
2013	90.4%
2014	86.5%
2015	89.3%
2016	88.1%
2017	89%
2018	92%
2019	87%
2020	87%
2021	89.5%
2022	90.2%

National average: < 75%
(Digest of Education Statistics Retention of first-time degree seeking undergraduates at degree-granting postsecondary institutions Table 326.30)

Six-Year Graduation Rates

Six-year graduation rates are the the percentage of first-time degree-seeking students who enrolled at Hope and graduated within six years.

Cohort Year	Six-Year Grad Rate
2003	79.3%
2004	78.0%
2005	79.1%
2006	77.7%
2007	78.1%
2008	79.6%
2009	75.9%
2010	79.1%
2011	80.3
2012	79%
2013	81%
2014	76%
2015	80.1%
2016	79.5%

National Average: < 60%
(National Center for Education Statistics)

Licensure Pass Rates

Nursing – NCLEX pass rates for first time attempts

• 2019: 96%   
• 2020: 90%   
• 2021: 98%
• 2022: 98%
• 2023: 95%

Education – Michigan Test for Teacher Certification
Annual Summary of State Results: Initial & Cumulative
Program Year: August 2018–July 2021

KEY:

• N = Number of Eligible Test Takers
• N Pass (% Pass) = Number (Percent) of Eligible Test Takers Who Passed the Test

		Attempt Type
		Initial		Cumulative
TEST	N	N Pass	% Pass	N Pass	% Pass
002 English	18	17	94.4	18	100
009 History	8	—	—	—	—
010 Political Science	1	—	—	—	—
011 Psychology	6	—	—	—	—
017 Biology	4	—	—	—	—
018 Chemistry	3	—	—	—	—
019 Physics	1	—	—	—	—
022 Mathematics (Sec)	10	9	90	10	100
023 French	2	—	—	—	—
028 Spanish	13	13	100	13	100
043 Health	11	11	100	11	100
044 Physical Education	8	—	—	—	—
046 Dance	4	—	—	—	—
059 Emotional Impairment	19	19	100	19	100
063 Learning Disabilities	22	21	95.5	22	100
084 Social Studies	5	—	—	—	—
086 ESL	13	13	100	13	100
089 Mathematics (Elem)	7	—	—	—	—
090 Language Arts (Elem)	16	14	87.5	15	93.8
093 Integrated Science (Elementary)	5	—	—	—	—
094 Integrated Science (Secondary)	5	—	—	—	—
095 Visual Arts	3	—	—	—	—
099 Music Education	8	—	—	—	—
103 Elementary Education	116	103	88.8	108	93.1
105 Social Studies (Elem)	4	—	—	—	—
106 Early Childhood Education (Gen & SPED)	29	24	82.8	27	93.1
114 Learning Disabilities	24	23	95.8	24	100
All Tests (Excluding PRE)	365	332	91	347	95.1

First-Year Students

Fall 2023

After Hope

Class of 2023

Learn more by reading this year’s graduate report