Hope College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Hope College is a private, residential, liberal arts college located in downtown Holland, Michigan, United States. It was originally founded as the Pioneer School in 1851. The college received its state charter in 1862. The main campus spreads across an area of over 90 acres. The college offers more than 80 majors leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Hope College enrolls more than 3,000 students every year.

The U.S. News & World Report's 2009 edition included Hope College among the 33 institutions noted for their outstanding undergraduate research programs. Hope College has an active Greek life. More than 10% of the students belong to the social fraternities and sororities on campus.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Reformed Church in America religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, drama and performing arts, religion and philosophy, mathematics, music, media, and fine arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,238 in 2009-2010 (3,365 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Hope College provides on-campus housing for 2,477 of its 3,365 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (92 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (18 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (80 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (26 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (23 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (18 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (146 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (51 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MUSIC (15 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (40 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (34 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (28 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (89 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (54 awarded)

• Psychology