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With 90+ majors, minors and pre-professional programs, Hope College is a Christian, liberal arts college where curiosity leads and faith inspires.
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The Fast Facts of Hope College

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States
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Undergraduate Research
and Creative Project Opportunities
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Top Liberal Arts
Colleges in the
United States
Forbesapproximately3,369 students from 45 states, the District of Columbia and 36 countries
11:1 student-to-faculty ratio
(and every single class is taught by a professor)






1866 Although officially chartered in 1866, Hope College began its journey in October 1851 with the creation of the Holland colony’s Pioneer School. The first freshman class of 10 students matriculated in 1862, and the first commencement took place on July 17, 1866.
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