Hope College: An Introduction

Hope College is a private, residential, liberal arts college of approximately 3200 students, located in Holland, Michigan. Hope provides a distinctive blend of exceptional academic opportunities and caring faculty in a Christian atmosphere emphasizing openness and freedom.

Enrollment: 3,200 undergraduate students from over 40 states and 30 countries.

Student to Faculty Ratio: 13:1.

Degrees Awarded: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Activities: Over 80 clubs and student groups, including, intramural and club sports, gospel choir, fraternities, sororities and student radio station.

Athletics: Nine men's and nine women's intercollegiate teams; Hope competes in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and is a member of NCAA division III.

Off-Campus Study Opportunities:

Domestic: Over 1,800 internships available locally and through programs in Philladelphia, Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., Oak Ridge (Tennessee), and El Paso (Texas).

Study Abroad: Over 200 programs in over 60 countries.

Facilities:

Residential: 11 residence halls, 18 apartment buildings; and 72 individual cottages housing between 4 and 17 students.

Distinct academic facilities: $36 million renovation and expanstion of A. Paul Schaap Science Center
$22 million DeVos Fieldhouse
$12 million Martha Miller Center for Global Communications
Van Wylen Library was recently ranked the top undergraduate library in the country, receiving the national "Excellence in Academic Libraries Award" for 2004.

Christian Dimension: Hope College is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America (RCA), a mainline protestant denomination. Approximately 17% of the Hope student body is from the RCA. Opportunities for Christian fellowship and meaningful faith development abound in a setting where students are free to make their own decisions in this arena of their lives.