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.
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
- Nearest big city
- 25 miles to West Palm Beach, FL
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 27 miles to President Donald J. Trump (PBI) · major hub
How Hobe Sound Bible College compares
Higher than 40% · #39 of 62 in Florida
Higher than 88%
Higher than 13% · #45 of 60 in Florida
Cheaper than 85% · #14 cheapest of 62 in Florida
Lower than 96%
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
- Undergraduate11284%
- Graduate2116%
Undergraduates by gender
- 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.
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.
$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.
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%
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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Port Salerno 5W, FL US station (8.4 mi from campus).
What Hobe Sound Bible College graduates study — and earn
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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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.











