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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.
About HopeHighlights
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.
Explore what Hope has to offer
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
Planning for college expenses is easier when you’ve got an expert on your side. We’re here to help.
Mentoring a New Generation of Jazz Musicians
Equally at home in jazz, pop, blues, R&B and Latin genres, Robert Shipley is widely regarded as one of the most versatile, accomplished drummers of his era. So, let’s all ask the question in unison, shall we? How did this guy come to Hope College in serene Holland, Michigan, where he directs the jazz studies program?
Read StoryAnchors of Hope: Honoring Hope’s Newest Faculty Retirees
For a combined 205 years, eight faculty retirees have embodied and helped realize the vision of transforming tomorrow by shaping young lives today.
Read StoryBiologist Thomas Bultman Receives Fulbright Award
Dr. Thomas Bultman, professor emeritus of biology at Hope College, has received a Fulbright-University of Turku Scholar Award to conduct research in Finland that he hopes will one day enhance food security around the world.
Read StoryGrowing in Generosity
A talent show encouraged Hope Forward students to give to what they love on campus. Almost three-quarters of Hope Forward students made a donation on Day of Giving. In comparison, 2% of students who are not part of the Hope Forward program made a gift on Day of Giving.
Read StoryWhat Is Truth?
“As an institution, we believe in truth, simple as that,” said President Matt Scogin ’02 at Hope College’s 2023 Critical Issues Symposium. “Not only that, we believe in a God who personifies truth. Jesus has this stunning line, this world-changing line, where he says, ‘I am truth.’ He doesn’t say, ‘I’ll show you where to find truth’; he says, ‘I am truth.’”
Read StoryWant to make college more affordable?
Stop handing out student loans, writes President Matt Scogin in USA Today. With no limits on the amount students could borrow, colleges and universities had a clear path to raise the sticker price of tuition year after year. At Hope, we’re working to change that.
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campus life Arbor Day Foundation Honors Hope as Tree Campus for Sixth Year
Hope College has received 2023 Tree Campus Higher Education® recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation, the sixth year in a row that the foundation has honored Hope for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
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academics 2024 Celebration Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Activity Photo Gall...
Original research by Hope students on topics ranging from the health benefits of exposure to natural light, to the science of coffee roasting and brewing, to personal space was highlighted during the college’s annual A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity on Friday, April 12 at the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse.
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campus life Students to Be Recognized During Annual Honors Convocation on April 25
Awards and recognition will be presented to Hope College students during the annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
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campus life Hope College to Hold Baccalaureate and Commencement on May 5
Baccalaureate and Commencement for Hope College’s Class of 2024 are scheduled for Sunday, May 5. Commencement will take place at 3 p.m. at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium, and Baccalaureate at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
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campus life Anchors of Hope: Honoring Hope’s Eight Newest Faculty Retirees
The words penned by the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte when establishing the Pioneer School from which Hope grew are among the college’s most foundational: education as an “anchor of hope” for the future. Through all the decades since, that promise has been shepherded by generations of faculty mentors who have not only been at Hope, but in a real sense have been and are Hope. Across campus — in the classroom, in the laboratory, on the stage, on the playing field and in countless ways between and beyond — for a combined 205 years, the eight faculty retirees honored here have embodied and helped realize the vision of transforming tomorrow by shaping young lives today.
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Alumni Reception | Midwestern Psychological Association Conference
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- The Palmer House
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Admissions
Junior Day
Junior Day- Date
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- Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse
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Academics
Combined Choirs Concert
Combined Choirs Concert- Date
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- Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts
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Campus-Life
Hope Forward >>> Southeast Michigan
Hope Forward >>> Southeast Michigan- Date
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- The Meeting House
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Campus-Life
Milestone Weekend
Milestone Weekend- Date
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