Private nonprofit · College

Hobe Sound Bible College

Hobe Sound, Florida · Large suburb

Admit rate
$12,074
Avg net price
50%
Graduation rate
$39,863
Median earnings

Hobe Sound Bible College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Hobe Sound, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 112 undergraduates. It has a Other religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 112 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Hobe Sound, Florida

Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Martin County, Florida, United States, located along Florida's Treasure Coast. The Spanish recorded the village name as "Jobe" or "Jove". Jonathan Dickinson, whose party was shipwrecked near the town in 1696, spelled the name of the village "Hoe-bey". (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
27 miles to President Donald J. Trump (PBI) · major hub

How Hobe Sound Bible College compares

Graduation rate50%

Higher than 40% · #39 of 62 in Florida

First-year retention92%

Higher than 88%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,863

Higher than 13% · #45 of 60 in Florida

Average net price$12,074

Cheaper than 85% · #14 cheapest of 62 in Florida

Student–faculty ratio5 : 1

Lower than 96%

Undergraduate enrollment112

Larger than 8%

Percentiles compare Hobe Sound Bible College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

133students
  • Undergraduate11284%
  • Graduate2116%

Undergraduates by gender

112undergrads
  • Women6255%
  • Men5045%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White68%
  • Black2.7%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Asian0.9%
  • Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
112
Graduate enrollment
21
Student–faculty ratio
5 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
50%
First-generation students
34%
Students over 25
44%
Median family income
$23,358
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$30,555
Endowment
$2,824,040

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,068
Room & board
$7,896
Books & supplies
$500
Total cost of attendance
$18,838
Average net price
$12,074

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
50%
Graduated on time (4 years)
47%
First-year retention
92%
Transferred to another college
6%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,150
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,863
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
9%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
59%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
120
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$3,198
Meal plan (year)
$4,698
Application fee
$25

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,148
$30–48k
$11,554
$48–75k
$11,554
$75–110k
$14,176
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$47,128

$11,554/year × about 4.1 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

38%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,924
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 38% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,924. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 26 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$39,863
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
33%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
54°F
Annual rain
64.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.89.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Port Salerno 5W, FL US station (8.4 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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