Hope College
141 East 12th Street, PO Box 9000
Holland, MI 49422-9000
Official telephone: (616) 395-7000
Fax number: (616) 395-7130
Website:
https://hope.edu/
| Screen last updated on: September 2025 |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
A summer session is offered for credit. |
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| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
88% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
11:1 |
| Total faculty: |
177 men, 196 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
126 men, 140 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
51 men, 56 women |
| Graduation rate: |
81% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships |
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| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study-abroad program offered. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Accounting and Business/Management
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Art Teacher Education
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biology Teacher Education
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Chemistry Teacher Education
- Chemistry, General
- Chinese Studies
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Dance, General
- Drama and Dance Teacher Education
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
- Economics, General
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Engineering, General
- English Language and Literature, General
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Environmental Science
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology
- Fine/Studio Arts, General
- French Language and Literature
- French Language Teacher Education
- Geology/Earth Science, General
- German Language and Literature
- German Language Teacher Education
- History Teacher Education
- History, General
- Human Services, General
- International Public Health/International Health
- International/Globalization Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Jazz/Jazz Studies
- Keyboard Instruments
- Latin Language and Literature
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Mathematics, General
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Music Performance, General
- Music Teacher Education
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music, General
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Physics Teacher Education
- Physics, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Psychology, General
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Religion/Religious Studies
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Social Work
- Sociology, General
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Spanish Language Teacher Education
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Stringed Instruments
- Voice and Opera
- Women's Studies
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- credit for international baccalaureate
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