Faithful. Welcoming. Transformational.

Faithful. Welcoming. Transformational.

Hope College is a four-year liberal arts college where academic excellence and vibrant Christian faith join together in a supportive and welcoming community in downtown Holland, Michigan. This rare combination of deep roots and rigorous preparation equips our students to live faithfully into their vocations and make a difference in the world.

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Growing in Generosity

“Embodying generosity is about much more than financial donations, it is a posture born out of the understanding that God gave us all much too big a heart to keep to ourselves.”

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Sport Beyond the Court

Dr. Chad Carlson ’03 probably never envisioned that he could parlay his passion for sports into a completely new minor at Hope that will challenge students to examine the role of sport in society in an entirely different way: through a liberal arts perspective.

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Being More of Who We Already Are

Hope will enhance its emphasis on character development with a grant received through the Educating Character Initiative of Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character. The college will focus on the virtues of gratitude and generosity, using the grant to help scale up a foundational programmatic component of Hope Forward.

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At Home in the Lions’ Den

Emily Griffin ’08 never dreamed that her pigskin-powered upbringing was preparing her for a job as senior vice president, marketing and brand for her hometown football team, the Detroit Lions.

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Some Building Blocks of Literacy Lie Outside the School Walls

Dr. Deborah Van Duinen’s new book, “Widening the Lens: Integrating Multiple Approaches to Support Adolescent Literacy,” cowritten with Dr. Erica R. Hamilton of Grand Valley State University, argues that there’s a need to widen the lens through which parents, teachers and others view adolescents and their literacy.

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Hope College Honored for Diversity Excellence Third Year in a Row

Hope College has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for the third year in a row from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

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Hope Earns Honors for Innovation, Research, and Top-100

Acclaim for Hope College in recent college guides includes recognition as one of the nation’s most innovative schools in the newly released U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings, which also list Hope among the top 100 liberal arts colleges in the country and in the top 1% out of all schools for undergraduate research experiences.

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  1. academics

    Senior Noel Vanderbilt Awarded National Prize to Conduct Research

    Hope College senior Noel Vanderbilt of Saugatuck is one of only three undergraduate students nationwide to receive a Hatfield Prize for 2025 from the Center for Public Justice to conduct an independent research project through the end of the spring semester.

  2. academics

    Fall 2024 Dean's List Announced

    The Registrar’s Office is pleased to announce Dean’s List recipients for the fall semester. The Dean’s List is awarded to full-time, degree-seeking students who have received grades for all courses in a given semester (no incompletes) and have a semester GPA of 3.50 or above. Hope College Registrar’s Office considers this a significant achievement.

  3. campus life

    MLK Day Leadership Summit on Jan. 20 to Feature Multiple Presentations

    The third annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Leadership Summit at Hope College will explore the theme “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence365” through multiple sessions on Monday, Jan. 20, at the college’s Haworth Hotel.

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  1. Admissions staff welcoming families on Anchor Day.

    Admissions

    Anchor Day

    Anchor Day
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    Location
    Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
  2. Student enjoying our snowy campus.

    Admissions

    Anchor Day

    Anchor Day
    Date
    Location
    Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
  3. Admissions staff welcoming families on Anchor Day.

    Admissions

    Anchor Day

    Anchor Day
    Date
    Location
    Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center

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