Preparing Students for Lives of Leadership and Service Since 1866
Academic Excellence Grounded in Christian Tradition Makes the Liberal Arts Come Alive
Over 90 Areas of Study, 80+ Student Organizations and 300 Off-Campus Study Programs
One of the Best in Undergraduate Research by US. News & World Report
Continuously Named Among the Best in Liberal Arts Nationwide by Forbes
Ranked Among the Best In Innovation and Creative Activities by US. News & World Report
Rooted in the Historic Christian Faith to Welcome All
Worship with 1,000+ of Your Closest Friends Four Times a Week
Be Strong, Be True With the Orange and Blue
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We don’t just believe in hope, we dare to live it.
It takes hope to believe the world can change. It takes courage to be part of it. Those who carry hope aren’t naïve or foolish. They’re just bold enough to devote their lives to service and the confident expectation that the future will be better than the past.
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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
Planning for college expenses is easier when you’ve got an expert on your side. We’re here to help.
Hope College Breaks Ground on New Economics and Business Building
Hope College is breaking ground on a spacious new home for the college’s thriving Department of Economics and Business, helping transform the program and countless young lives, while complementing the east entrance of downtown Holland.
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Beyond the Diploma
Higher education is facing tough times. Now more than ever, those who care about education, especially liberal arts education, must defend its value.
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From Nervous Goodbyes to New Beginnings
Connecting with Hope College families is serious business for Katie Wright ’06 DeKoster, Hope’s director of family engagement.
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Launching Hope with Grace
Pioneers. Co-creators. OGs. The first 20 Hope Forward graduates are proof that the fully-funded tuition program is not only working, but also having a far-reaching positive impact on students’ lives and the campus community — and poised to do the same beyond.
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People of Hope
Campus Safety’s Rick Altamira is one of the hundreds of Hope employees whose work is essential to the campus community — and who seldom see their names in the headlines. People of Hope, we see you.
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Reaching This Generation
The Rev. Dr. Nathan Hart says he doesn’t need to trailblaze a new strategy to reach students. He just needs to remember the charge he was given on the day of his ordination: preach the word and administer the sacraments. That’s how the love of Jesus has always reached people.
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campus life Public Historian, Professor and Bestselling Author Dr. Jemar Tisby to Host...
The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Lecture at Hope College will feature Dr. Jemar Tisby, The New York Times bestselling author of “The Color of Compromise,” at Hope College on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Dimnent Memorial Chapel in Holland.
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campus life Hope College President Scogin Among W. Michigan’s “Notable Leaders in Edu...
Hope College President Matthew Scogin was named among West Michigan’s “Notable Leaders in Education” by Crain’s Grand Rapids Business.
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campus life Hope College Breaks Ground on New Economics and Business Building
Hope College is breaking ground on a spacious new home for the college’s thriving Department of Economics and Business, helping transform the program and countless young lives, while complementing the east entrance of downtown Holland.
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campus life Building for the Future
Hope College will begin to construct a new, three-story academic building in downtown Holland, that will house its Department of Economics & Business and serve as a new innovation and gathering space for other college programs and community collaborations.
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academics Hope Advances in U.S. News & World Report National Rankings in Undergraduat...
The 2026 U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings report published today, with Hope College repeating in several impressive spots among the 211 liberal arts schools nationwide involved in the survey, and improving in rank positions from the previous year.
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SIX on the 6th | Alumni Bus Trip to Chicago
SIX on the 6th | Alumni Bus Trip to Chicago- Date
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Presidential Vision Series | Nashville
Presidential Vision Series | Nashville- Date
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- Richland Country Club
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JRVWS Presents KB Brookins and Sarah Ghazal Ali
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- Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
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JRVWS Presents Jane Wong & Keetje Kuipers
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- Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
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One Big Weekend (Homecoming + Family Weekend)
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