• Located two blocks from downtown Holland, 6 miles from Lake Michigan, 25 miles from Michigan's second largest city, Grand Rapids

• Coeducational, with distinctive Christian heritage

• This "big-small" college features a large variety of programs while assuring personalized attention

• Hope ranks in the top 5% among private, 4-year colleges in terms of alumni earning Ph.D. degrees.

• Hope is among the liberal arts colleges leading the nation in obtaining undergraduate research grants through the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates.

• Hope students frequently make presentations concerning their research. Prominent venues during 2006-07 included the National Celebration of Undergraduate Research in California; the "Posters on the Hill" session in Washington, D.C., organized by the Council on Undergraduate Research; and the annual meetings of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, and of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

• Hope is one of only 10 church-related colleges and universities nationwide highlighted in the book Putting Students First: How Colleges Develop Students Purposefully. The institutions were included specifically for being "individually and collectively distinguished and distinctive in fostering holistic student development."

• Hope is the only private, 4-year liberal arts college with national accreditation in art, dance, music, and theatre. The College has also received national accreditation in Athletic Training, Chemistry, Education, Engineering, Nursing, and Social Work.

• Hope's library was named the national winner in the college category of the 2004 "Excellence in Academic Libraries Award" presented by the Association of College and Research Libraries.

• Hope has opened three new facilities within the last three years: Science Center ($36 million), Martha Miller Center for Global Communication ($12 million), and the DeVos Fieldhouse ($22 million)

• 3,203 students

• 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio

• 34 majors and 11 pre-professional programs

• Hope faculty emphasize collaborative research and creative performance with students. This was recognized by U.S. News & World Report, which ranked Hope College as among the top 25 institutions in the category of student research and creative performance.

• Hope was recognized for its promotion of faculty learning with an award for integration of teaching and research by the National Science Foundation.

• Hope College faculty are nationally recognized teacher-scholars (averaging 200 refereed publications and over 20 books per year), dedicated to developing each student's potential within the context of an exceptional liberal arts curriculum and the historic Christian faith.

• Comprehensive Fee: $31,100

• Academic scholarships range from $3,000-$17,000 per year. 67% of enrolled students receive one of these awards.

• The average financial aid award (includes merit-based scholarship): $16,795

• Hope's social activities program was ranked "Best in the Midwest" in 2004 by The National Association for Campus Activities.

• Hope offers more than 70 clubs and organizations (including a number of service-oriented projects); 80% of students stay on campus during the weekends.

• Hope belongs to the oldest intercollegiate athletic association (MIAA) in the country and has won 10 of the last 12 All Sports Awards in its NCAA Division III conference.

• The College has a distinctive Christian character supported by a vibrant campus ministries program, which is neither required nor indoctrinating.

• Mean ACT composite score: 26

• Middle 50% ACT composite scores: 23-29

• Mean SAT composite score: 1180

• Middle 50% SAT composite scores: 1070-1300

• Mean GPA: 3.75