
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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Best in the Nation
U.S News & World Report ranks Hope College among the top 100 best liberal arts colleges in the nation (as opposed to region) in 2025.

2024 HEED Award
Hope has received its third consecutive HEED Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Anchored Tuition Pledge
Hope College has announced the “Anchored Tuition Pledge,” committing to hold tuition at the starting rate for each incoming class beginning with the fall 2022 semester — and to keep it at the present level for all current students.

Hope Forward
Hope Forward is an entirely new funding model that will provide fully-funded tuition for every student at Hope College.

Virtual Campus Tour
Our picturesque, historic campus is just blocks from award-winning downtown Holland and just minutes from Lake Michigan beaches. We invite you to take a look around campus.
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Academic Programs
Liberal arts curriculum. Graduate-level research. Hands-on opportunities. The highest standards. These are the elements that help Hope students from every discipline succeed — in school and in life.

Hope's Christian Aspirations
Hope College is a Christian community that invites all its members into a holistic and robust engagement with the historic Christian faith and a personal encounter with the living Christ through the Holy Spirit.

Campus Life
The Hope College campus is a place to come alive. We have hundreds of student organizations, groups and events you can plug into, serve with, play in, root for and grow with.

Athletics
#BeStrongBeTrue. As a member of the MIAA and NCAA Division III associations, Hope College sponsors 22 varsity sports for men and women.

Arts
At Hope College, award-winning student performances share the stage with nationally known writers, musicians, performers and artists.

Cost and Financial Aid
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“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.” 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Growing in Generosity
Sport Beyond the Court
Being More of Who We Already Are
At Home in the Lions’ Den
Some Building Blocks of Literacy Lie Outside the School Walls
Hope College Honored for Diversity Excellence Third Year in a Row
Hope Earns Honors for Innovation, Research, and Top-100
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