Faithful. Welcoming. Transformational.

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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 Hope

  • Virtual Campus Tour

    The Hope College campus is a place where you can be fully alive. 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 virtual look around our campus.

  • The Hope College Connection

    An innovative online community for calling and career that brings together students, alumni and families for mentoring and experiential learning.

  • 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.

Events

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    Academics

    Peer Resume Review

    Peer Resume Review
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    Maas Center
  5. Placeholder Image Event image for Economics and Business Fair

    Academics

    Economics and Business Fair

    Economics and Business Fair
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    Location
    Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
  6. Placeholder Image Event image for Employer Resume Review

    Academics

    Employer Resume Review

    Employer Resume Review
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    Location
    Maas Center
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News

  1. Academics

    NSF Grant Funds New Mass Spectrometer for Research and Teaching

    A major instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation is enabling Hope College to acquire a new mass spectrometer for use in multiple disciplines in both collaborative faculty-student research and classroom instruction.

  6. Athletics

    Six from Men’s Basketball Named to NABC Honors Court

    Six Hope College men’s basketball student-athletes made the 2019-20 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court: seniors Mason Opple and Matt Zandstra, and juniors Ryan Gamm, Preston Granger, Calvin Hackert and Sam Vree.

  10. Academics

    Angela Carpenter of Religion Faculty Wins Award for Book on Moral Formation

    Dr. Angela Carpenter of the Hope College religion faculty has received the 2020 Dallas Willard Book Award from the Martin Institute and the Dallas Willard Research Center (MIDWC) at Westmont College for her book “Responsive Becoming: Moral Formation in Theological, Evolutionary, and Developmental Perspective.”

Hope College by the Numbers

  • 1866Year of College Charter

    Hope College was founded by the Rev. A.C. Van Raalte and was officially chartered in 1866. During the 2015–2016 school year, Hope celebrated 150 years of rigorous academics and faithful, Christian leadership.

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  • 35,000+Total Alumni

    Hope has over 35,000 alumni spanning every state and 80+ countries.

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  • 127,000Volunteer Hours

    Hope's faculty, staff and students have contributed over 127,000 hours to volunteer activities.

  • 300+International Study Programs

    Semester and year-long opportunities for off-campus study are available in virtually every part of the globe.

    Study abroad opportunities