Hope College

Hope College graduated 14 social work students in the most recent reporting year, placing it #358 of 587 BSW-awarding colleges. Small programs like this one tend to compete on individual attention and placement relationships rather than breadth.

65.8% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Full-time students complete at 82.0% against 59.5% for part-time, so the part-time route takes more persistence at Hope College.

The average student pays $30,700 a year after grants and scholarships — $13,153 above the $17,548 median across the 22 BSW colleges in Michigan. 16.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.