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Summary
Hope College is a private institution that was founded in 1866. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,202, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 120 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Hope College's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 94. Its tuition and fees are $27,020 (2011-12).
Hope College is a private liberal arts school in Holland, Mich., about five miles from Lake Michigan. Students at Hope College can choose from about 80 academic majors to earn bachelor’s degrees in arts, music, science, and science in nursing. Outside the classroom, Hope students can get involved by exploring more than 60 organizations and participating in campus events such as comedy shows, dodgeball tournaments, and hoedown dances.
Student athletes can get involved at the intramural, club, and intercollegiate levels. The blue and orange Hope College Flying Dutchmen (men’s) and Flying Dutch (women’s) varsity teams compete in the NCAA Division III Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The team nickname reflects the school’s history: Hope College was founded by settlers from the Netherlands in 1866, and its current mascot, named “Dutch,” sports a Hope t-shirt and wooden shoes. Notable Hope College alumni include musician Sufjan Stevens, Nobel Prize-winning chemistry professor Richard Smalley, and Rob Malda, founder of the Slashdot technology-news website.
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The mission of Hope College is to offer, with recognized excellence, academic programs in liberal arts and sciences, in the setting of a residential, undergraduate, coeducational college, and in the context of the historic Christian faith. Hope is recognized nationally for its emphasis on active learning through collaborative research and creative performance; for its strength in the stem fields and production of future PhD's and MD's; for the scholarly production of its faculty; for its solid liberal arts core curriculum; for its ten accredited programs including music, dance, theatre and art; for its senior seminar program; and for its outstanding athletic programs. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1866 |
| Religious affiliation | Reformed Church in America |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | urban |
| 2010 Endowment | $134,972,981 |
Applying
When applying to Hope College, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due February 28. The application fee at Hope College is $50. It is more selective, with an acceptance rate of 80.0 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | more selective |
| Fall 2010 acceptance rate | 80% |
| Application deadline | rolling |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | February 28 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Hope College is 12:1, and the school has 55.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Hope College include: Business Administration and Management, General; Psychology, General; Speech Communication and Rhetoric; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; and Social Work. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88.2 percent.
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| 4-year graduation rate | 68% - High | ||||||||||
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Student Life
Hope College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,202, with a gender distribution of 39.6 percent male students and 60.4 percent female students. 78.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 22.0 percent of students live off campus. Hope College is part of the NCAA III athletic conference.
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA III |
Campus Info & Services
Hope College offers a number of student services including placement service, health service, and health insurance. Hope College also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Hope College, 50 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Hope College.
| Students who have cars on campus | 50% - Medium |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Hope College, 62.3 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $17,436.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $27,020 (2011-12) |
| Room and board | $8,260 (2011-12) - Medium |
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