MI
Hope College
3.53 incidents / 1,000 students
Holland, MI · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Hope College
Across 2022–2024, Hope College reported 30 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Rape.
- 3.53
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,400
- Rank of 2,072
- #59
- MI rank
- 3,395
- Enrolled students
3.53 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Hope College reports 3.53 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 150% above School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Similar-enrollment scored peers: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (0.29/1k); Casper College (1.76/1k); Arcadia University (2.94/1k); Clover Park Technical College (0.59/1k); East Central University (1.48/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Northwestern Michigan College (0.00/1k); Calvin University (3.26/1k); Lawrence Technological University (1.90/1k); Andrews University (6.46/1k); Baker College (0.76/1k); Spring Arbor University (0.82/1k); Northwood University (0.00/1k); Madonna University (3.30/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.53
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,400
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 68%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 7
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 170301 · Hope College 3.53/1k score rate · #1,400/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 3.53/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,400/2,072
- ST-MID #59 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Arcadia University · +0.60
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 3,395
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Arcadia University (-0.60/1k)
Hope College sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Arcadia University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Arcadia University (-0.60/1k). National rank #1,400 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Hope College reports 3.53 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 150% above School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Similar-enrollment scored peers: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (0.29/1k); Casper College (1.76/1k); Arcadia University (2.94/1k); Clover Park Technical College (0.59/1k); East Central University (1.48/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Northwestern Michigan College (0.00/1k); Calvin University (3.26/1k); Lawrence Technological University (1.90/1k); Andrews University (6.46/1k); Baker College (0.76/1k); Spring Arbor University (0.82/1k); Northwood University (0.00/1k); Madonna University (3.30/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Hope College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Hope on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- School of the Art · lowest peer 0.29
School of the Art Institute of Chicago — lowest peer
0.29 per 1,000 students
- East Central University · near
East Central University — near
1.48 per 1,000 students
- Casper College · near
Casper College — near
1.76 per 1,000 students
- Arcadia University · near
Arcadia University — near
2.94 per 1,000 students
- Hope College · this campus · highest
Hope College — this campus · highest
3.53 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Hope College's 3.53/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Hope College decreased from 16 to 7 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 MI 4-year peers in this comparison, Hope College is larger than 83% and safer-reporting than 28% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Hope College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | 346 | 0.00 | 0 | 67 |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary | 351 | 0.00 | 3 | 67 |
| Calvin Theological Seminary | 367 | 21.80 | 6 | 0 |
| Western Theological Seminary | 397 | 2.52 | 8 | 36 |
| Thomas M Cooley Law School | 420 | 0.00 | 11 | 67 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield | 594 | 0.00 | 14 | 67 |
| Chamberlain University-Michigan | 629 | 0.00 | 17 | 67 |
| Bay Mills Community College | 698 | 0.00 | 19 | 67 |
| Walsh College | 908 | 0.00 | 22 | 67 |
| The University of Olivet | 979 | 7.15 | 25 | 8 |
| Cleary University | 1,004 | 0.00 | 28 | 67 |
| Hope College (this campus) | 3,395 | 3.53 | 83 | 28 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Hope College fell from 16 to 7 (-56%). The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Rape (10 to 4) and Fondling (6 to 2).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Hope College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Arson and Burglary. Rape accounts for most of them.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Incest, Motor Vehicle Theft, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyHope College: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (7 → 7 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Fondling | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 1 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 2 | 111 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 13 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 80 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 4 | 15 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 1 | 112 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Hope College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
IL
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
0.29 incidents / 1,000 students
WY
Casper College
1.76 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Hope College sits on price and outcomes
At $27,182, Hope College's reported average net price is cheaper than 87% among 138 Michigan colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,263.
- $27,182
- average net price
- $17,263
- Michigan median
- 1.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $15,148
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $17,606, while those above $110,000 record $32,754 - roughly 1.9 times as much. A published average of $27,182 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $49,727 run about 1.8 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $41,970
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $41,970
- Avg Net Price
- $27,182
- Median Debt
- $26,800
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 16%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- SAT Average
- 1249
- SAT Math Range
- 550-670
- ACT Average
- 28
- ACT Range
- 25-31
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 81%
- Retention Rate
- 88%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $49,727
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $58,427
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 85%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,227 similar institutions by enrollment size.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL · 3,394 enrolled
Safety Score 0.29
Casper College
Casper, WY · 3,403 enrolled
Safety Score 1.76
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA · 3,404 enrolled
Safety Score 2.94
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA · 3,408 enrolled
Safety Score 0.59
East Central University
Ada, OK · 3,377 enrolled
Safety Score 1.48
Closest by National Rank
Hope College (national rank #1400) sits near Massachusetts Institute of Technology (#1399) and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (#1401) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
National Rank #1399
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
National Rank #1401
Daemen University
Amherst, NY
National Rank #1402
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY
National Rank #1398
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA
National Rank #1403
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Hope College, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL · 3,394 enrolled
Safety score 0.29
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA · 3,404 enrolled
Safety score 2.94
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA · 3,408 enrolled
Safety score 0.59
East Central University
Ada, OK · 3,377 enrolled
Safety score 1.48
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA · 3,373 enrolled
Safety score 10.97
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA · 3,417 enrolled
Safety score 2.63
Husson University
Bangor, ME · 3,367 enrolled
Safety score 2.08
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR · 3,427 enrolled
Safety score 3.50
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · 11,886 enrolled
Safety score 3.53
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI · 10,446 enrolled
Safety score 3.54
Daemen University
Amherst, NY · 2,540 enrolled
Safety score 3.54
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY · 1,988 enrolled
Safety score 3.52
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA · 8,238 enrolled
Safety score 3.52
California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA · 38,313 enrolled
Safety score 3.55
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ · 56,365 enrolled
Safety score 3.51
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · 58,658 enrolled
Safety score 3.51
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Hope College safe?
Hope College has a safety score of 3.53 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,400 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (0.29/1k). Same-state same-level set: Northwestern Michigan College (0.00/1k); Calvin University (3.26/1k); Lawrence Technological University (1.90/1k); Andrews University (6.46/1k); Baker College (0.76/1k); Spring Arbor University (0.82/1k); Northwood University (0.00/1k); Madonna University (3.30/1k).
What crimes are reported at Hope College?
For calendar year 2024, Hope College reported Rape (4), Fondling (2) and Burglary (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Hope College compare to similar schools?
Hope College reports 150% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (0.29/1k); Casper College (1.76/1k); Arcadia University (2.94/1k); Clover Park Technical College (0.59/1k); East Central University (1.48/1k). Same-state same-level set: Northwestern Michigan College (0.00/1k); Calvin University (3.26/1k); Lawrence Technological University (1.90/1k); Andrews University (6.46/1k); Baker College (0.76/1k); Spring Arbor University (0.82/1k); Northwood University (0.00/1k); Madonna University (3.30/1k).
Does Hope College have fire safety data?
Yes. Hope College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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