Hope College

Hope College is a private institution that was founded in 1866. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,432, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 120 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Hope College's ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 100. Its tuition and fees are $30,550 (2015-16).

Hope College is a private liberal arts school in Holland, Michigan, about five miles from Lake Michigan. Students at Hope College can choose from more than 90 academic majors and minors. 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, former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra and Rob Malda, creator of the Slashdot technology news website.

The mission of Hope College is to educate students for lives of leadership and service in a global society through academic and co-curricular programs of recognized excellence in the liberal arts 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.