Quad

Head-to-head

Hope
Butler

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Butler grads earn $18.8K more ten years out than Hope's ($77,235 vs. $58,427)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Hope costs about $8.8K less per year on average than Butler ($31,563 vs. $40,314, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Hope's yield is 7 pts higher than Butler's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Butler is a bit larger (4,317 vs. 3,288)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Butler's SAT midpoint is 35 points higher than Hope's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Hope's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Butler

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Hope admits 79%, Butler 85%; Hope's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Hope79%
Butler85%
Quad's selectivity
  • HopeSelective
  • ButlerAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Hope
1100–1340
Butler
1160–1350
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HopeRigor and GPA important76%
  • ButlerGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Butler is a bit larger than Hope (4,317 vs. 3,288 undergrads); Hope has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Hope3.3K
Butler4.3K
Pell Grant share
Hope16%
Butler15%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Hope, and Finance at Butler; Hope has 9 students per faculty member to Butler's 11.

Students per faculty member
Hope9 to 1
Butler11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HopeBusiness Administration and Management, General15%
  • ButlerFinance, General9%

What each costs

Hope costs about $8.8K less a year than Butler on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Hope$31.6K
Butler$40.3K
Aid generosity
Hope43%
Butler40%

What each pays off

Butler's former students earn more, a median $77.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Hope$58.4K
Butler$77.2K
Graduation rate
Hope80%
Butler82%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Hope but held steady at Butler; Butler got less selective while Hope held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HopeGrowing+17%
  • ButlerSteady−6%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Hope College Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why