Hope College Engineering Program
Information Summary
August 2006
Hope Engineering Student Profile
Hope Engineering Average ACT composite score 28 (93rd Percentile)
One-third of Hope Engineering students have ACT composite of 30 or higher
(97th Percentile)
Current Employers of Hope College Graduates (partial list, since 1997)
Accenture
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company |
Accuri-Instruments
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Magna Donnelly |
Anderson Consulting
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Manufacturers Equip. and Supply Co. |
BioPort Corporation
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Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital |
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
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Medtronics, Inc. |
Daimler Chrysler
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Northrop Grumman Space Technology |
Deloitte & Touche
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Orbital Sciences Corporation |
Egemin Automation Inc.
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Plastech Engineered Products |
Ford Motor Company
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Polytorx |
General Motors
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Qwest Communications |
Gentex
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Steelcase, Inc. |
Herman Miller, Inc.
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The Perrigo Company |
Hewlett Packard
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The Viking Corporation |
Innotec Corporation
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Ventura Manufacturing |
Intel
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Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. |
International Truck and Engine
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Xtek, Inc. |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. |
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Companies Providing Paid Summer and School-year Internships for Hope
College Engineering Students (partial list, since 1997)
Collins Engineering
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Innotec |
| Fleetwood Group |
Johnson Controls |
| Gentex |
Magna-Donnelly |
| Delphi-Coopersville |
Nederveld Associates |
| GMB, Inc. |
Pfizer |
| Granger Construction |
Smiths Aerospace |
| Herman Miller |
Total Innovative Manufacturing |
| Holland Hitch |
Worden |
Percentage of Engineering Graduates Pursuing Advanced Degrees: MS, Ph.D,
MBA, MD, or JD. (since 1999)
Overall 48 %
Percentage of Hope Engineering Graduates who attend a Top 25 ranked
Graduate Engineering Program (since 1999, US News Graduate School Rankings)
88% Nearly 1 of every 2 students majoring in engineering at Hope goes
on to a graduate program at one of the top 25 Engineering Graduate Schools
in the US.
27% More than 1 of every 4 students majoring in engineering at Hope
goes on to a graduate program at one of the top 10 Engineering Graduate
Schools in the US.
Graduate Schools Attended by Hope College Engineering Graduates in M.S.
and Ph.D. Programs. (since 1996)
Case Western Reserve University
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Cornell University
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University of California at Berkeley |
Iowa State University
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University of Colorado |
Georgia Institute of Technology
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University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) |
Michigan State University
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University of Michigan |
M.I.T.
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University of Minnesota |
Northwestern University
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University of Pittsburgh |
Ohio State University
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University of Vermont |
Purdue University
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University of Wisconsin |
Professional Schools Attended by Hope College Engineering Graduates
(since 1996)
| Boston College Law School |
| Indiana University Law School |
| University of Michigan Medical School |
| Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University |
| Georgia Tech School of Business |
| University of Michigan School of Business |
Fields of Study Pursued by Hope College Engineering Graduates in M.S.
and Ph.D. Graduate Programs
Acoustics
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Environmental Engineering |
| Aerospace Engineering |
Industrial Engineering |
| Agricultural Engineering |
Materials Science |
| Biomechanics |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Biomedical Engineering |
Naval Architecture |
| Chemical Engineering |
Paper Science and Engineering |
| Civil Engineering |
Rehabilitation Engineering |
| Electrical Engineering |
Structural Engineering |
| Engineering Management |
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Engineering Double Majors (partial list, since 1997)
| Computer Science |
| Chemistry |
| Business |
| Dance |
| Economics |
| English |
Environmental Science (Minor)
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| Music (Minor) |
| Spanish |
Varsity Sports Pursued by Engineering Majors
| Baseball Team |
| Basketball Team |
| Cross Country Team (Men's and Women's) |
| Football Team |
| Men's Swim Team |
| Track |
| Women's Swim Team |
| Women's Volleyball Team |
| Women's Tennis Team |
National Distinctions Awarded to Hope Engineering Majors
National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowships $73,000.
2 awarded to Hope Engineering students out of 209 nationwide over 3 years.
National Collegiate Inventors Award $75,000 award
1 awarded to a Hope Engineering alumnus.
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