Academics
The college offers 90 majors leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. It has a student population of about 3,205 and a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1.
In 2012, U.S. News & World Report included Hope College in a list of 33 institutions noted for outstanding undergraduate research programs. As of 2012, it is the only small liberal arts college in the country to receive national accreditation in all four areas of the fine arts: art, music, dance, and theater. It is in the top 5% of private, 4-year liberal arts schools whose graduates go on to earn a PhD.
Hope College faculty rank fourth nationally among all liberal arts institutions for numbers of faculty research publications and 14th overall for highest impact of those publications as measured by the Science Citation Index. Since 1990, more than 300 undergraduate students have co-authored research publications with faculty.
The college offers off-campus study programs in several US cities, including Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, and overseas programs for the summer, semester, or an entire academic year. Among its international programs, a long-standing summer semester in Vienna is fairly popular among students.
Hope College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association.
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Forbes | 194 |
| Global | |
| Liberal arts colleges | |
| U.S. News & World Report | 94 |
| Washington Monthly | 137 |
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