Academics & admin
Academic Success Center (ASC)
Free, and over 80% of the first-year class uses it — the ASC connects with more than 1,400 students a year at a college of about 3,400, so going is…
Hope at a glance
3,288
undergrads
79%
of applicants admitted
88%
come back for year 2
80%
graduate
9 : 1
students per teacher
$65,961
typical pay 10 years in
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard.
What a year really costs
After grants and scholarships, by family income. Average: $26,392.
Under $30k $24,738
$30k–$48k $15,105
$48k–$75k $17,160
$75k–$110k $23,386
Over $110k $33,129
Tuition
$43,960
Typical debt at graduation
$23,250
21% of students get a Pell Grant
Free stuff most students miss
Career
Career Support After You Graduate
The Boerigter Center does not stop at commencement, and the free thing most graduates never hear about is the course library: nine career development…
Getting around
Hope Evening Shuttle
Free shuttle for students, every evening 6 to 11 P.M. during the academic year, on a fixed counter-clockwise loop around core campus.
Health & safety
Hope College Health Center
Free and reduced-cost care for every enrolled student through the Hope Health Benefit, on the first floor of the Dow Center (168 East 13th Street).
Eat
Dining halls, quick bites and coffee on campus.
Phelps Dining
Dining hall Hope's only all-you-care-to-eat dining hall, in Phelps Hall at 150 East 10th Street.
Phelps Hall, 150 East 10th St.
Kletz Market
Market The retail food market in the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center -- coffee, custom sandwiches and salads, fresh sushi, quesadillas and…
Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center Cafe
Aura at Haworth Hotel
Cafe Coffee and light bites in the lobby of the college-owned Haworth Hotel, serving Starbucks products. Dining Dollars are accepted.
225 College Ave.
Ray & Sue Smith Stadium Concessions
Concessions The concession stand at Hope's football stadium, and one of the few places on campus that publishes its PRICES.
313 Fairbanks Ave.
DeVos Fieldhouse Concessions
Specialty dining Game-day concessions inside the DeVos Fieldhouse for basketball and volleyball. Dining Dollars are accepted.
222 Fairbanks Ave.
Van Andel Soccer Stadium Concessions
Concessions The concession stand at Hope's soccer and lacrosse stadium -- the fourth of Dining Services' four concession locations, alongside DeVos Fieldhouse…
245 Fairbanks Ave.
GET Mobile Ordering App
Ordering Hope's food-ordering app, and the ONLY way to buy from Kletz Market between 8 and 10 p.m., because in-store service closes at 8 while mobile ordering…
Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
Knickerbocker Theatre Concessions
Specialty dining Snack counter at Hope's downtown Knickerbocker Theatre during films and performances. Dining Dollars are accepted.
86 E. Eighth St.
Dining Plans and Prices (2026-2027)
Meal plan Four plans, and the choice is partly made for you: students living in residence halls must have at least a 10-meal plan under the Dining Services and…
Phelps Hall, 150 East 10th St.
Dietary Needs, Allergens and Options
Dietary needs Hope's process for food allergies and special diets, and it is a process rather than a menu label. Five steps the college publishes.
Phelps Hall, 150 East 10th St.
Sick Meals (Food Delivered by a Friend)
Support A small programme that matters on the day you need it: if you are too ill to get to Phelps Dining, sick meals lets a friend collect food for you.
Phelps Hall, 150 East 10th St.
Kletz Coffee Shop
Cafe The coffee counter inside Kletz Market, serving thrive farmers coffee -- the same brand the concession stands pour.
Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center
Care Packages (Sent by Family)
Catering Hope Catering assembles care packages that a parent or friend can order from anywhere and have handed to a student on campus -- four set options, and…
Phelps Hall, 150 East 10th St.
Hope College Catering
Catering The college's in-house catering operation, based in Phelps Hall, covering everything from meeting refreshments to full banquets.
Phelps Hall, 150 East 10th St.
Dining Services Office
Dining services The office behind all of it, in Phelps Hall at 150 East 10th Street: 616-395-7930, dining@hope.edu.
Phelps Hall, 150 East 10th St.
Keeping Hope Care Pantry
Basic needs FREE nonperishable food and personal care items for any Hope student facing food insecurity, in ROOM 017 on the ground floor of the Bultman Student…
Bultman Student Center, Room 017 (ground floor), 272 Columbia AvenueWhere to live
Residence halls, apartments and help finding a place.
Phelps Hall
Residence hall Co-ed hall with 80 rooms housing 160 first-year and sophomore students, directly above Phelps Dining.
154 E. 10th St.
Scott Hall
Residence hall Co-ed residence hall with 50 rooms housing 98 first-year students on 13th Street.
113 E. 13th St.
Cook Hall
Residence hall Hope's premium residence hall, housing up to 250 students. Suite-style living on 10th Street; also used for conference lodging in the summer.
115 E. 10th St.
Kollen Hall
Residence hall A co-ed residence hall with 144 rooms housing 292 students, split into Kollen East and Kollen West. Named for Hope's second president, Dr G.J.
139 East 13th Street
Dykstra Hall
Residence hall The only hall on campus set up in clusters — a furnished common living area surrounded by six to 10 private rooms.
144 E. Ninth St.
Voorhees Hall
Residence hall Historic co-ed hall on 10th Street with 53 rooms housing 114 students.
72 E. 10th St.
Van Vleck Hall
Residence hall Hope's oldest building (1857), with 21 rooms housing 38 first- and second-year women.
116 E. 10th St.
Gilmore Hall
Residence hall Opened in 1963 on 10th Street, Gilmore houses 112 female students.
143 E. 10th St.
Durfee Hall
Residence hall Houses 92 male students on 10th Street and also holds the offices for Computing and Information Technology.
114 E. 10th St.
Wyckoff Hall
Residence hall Residence hall on 13th Street housing about 100 first- and second-year students.
109 E. 13th St.
Lichty Hall
Residence hall Smaller residence hall on 13th Street, one of Hope's 11 halls.
129 E. 13th St.
Cottages and Apartments
Residence hall Where most juniors and seniors live: more than 70 college-owned houses (Hope calls them cottages) and around 35 apartment buildings and units…
Residence hall
Laundry (Free in Every Hall, Cottage and Apartment)
Residence hall Laundry is free for everyone living in Hope housing: self-serve machines in every residence hall, cottage and apartment, run by WASH Laundry.
Every Hope residence hall, cottage and apartmentGet around
Shuttles, parking and accessible rides.
Hope Evening Shuttle
Transit Free shuttle for students, every evening 6 to 11 P.M. during the academic year, on a fixed counter-clockwise loop around core campus.
178 E. 11th St. Biking
Bike Registration
Biking Every bike used on campus must be registered with the city of Holland (a city ordinance), and it is FREE and never expires.
178 E. 11th St. Parking
Student Parking and Permits
Parking Every vehicle parked at Hope must be registered and show a valid permit.
178 E. 11th St. Transit
MAX Bus (Macatawa Area Express)
Transit Holland's public bus. Hope's transportation office points students to it: MAX runs through Holland and Holland Township and several stops are a short…
Padnos Transportation Center, 171 Lincoln Ave.
Amtrak Pere Marquette (Holland Station)
Transit The Pere Marquette train stops in Holland A few blocks from campus, at the Padnos Transportation Center on 171 Lincoln Avenue (Amtrak station code…
Padnos Transportation Center, 171 Lincoln Ave.
Airport Shuttles to Grand Rapids (GRR)
Transit Hope Transportation Services runs student shuttles to and from Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.
178 E. 11th St. Transit
Off-Campus Rides and Free Medical Escorts
Transit Transportation for students, by student drivers, run from the Campus Safety building.
178 E. 11th St.
Transportation Services and the motor pool
Transport Hope rents out college-owned vehicles from its motor pool to faculty, staff and student organizations running college business — which is the cheap…
178 East 11th Street
Campus Print and Mail Services
Services DeWitt Student Cultural Center, Floor 1 · 616.395.7185. Pay by departmental charge, credit card, apple pay or your student account.
DeWitt Student Cultural Center, 141 East 12th Street
DeWitt Student Cultural Center - six offices in one building
Student services Learn this building in week one. DeWitt (141 East 12th Street) holds SIX separate offices: the Boerigter Center for calling and career (Suite 136)…
DeWitt Student Cultural Center, 141 East 12th StreetMajors that pay most at Hope
Typical pay 4 years after graduating. Top 6 of 17 bachelor's majors with published pay.
Computer Science $92,116
Accounting $86,253
Engineering $82,513
Nursing $75,738
Business Administration $65,755
Political Science $62,936
Source: College Scorecard, field-of-study data.
Your Hope checklist
5 things worth doing early
When you need help
5 things Hope freshmen figure out too late
Watch the video1 Your tuition rate never goes up
Most colleges raise tuition every year, so the number in your first-year budget is not the number you pay as a senior. Hope freezes it. The Anchored Tuition Pledge is the college's "assurance to hold full-time tuition in place, at one rate with each incoming class" — in their words, "the tuition rate they start with is the tuition rate they end with". Two things worth reading carefully. It covers **full-time** tuition, which is the qualifier Hope itself uses, and the rate is anchored per incoming class — you are locked to your cohort's number, not to whatever a later class pays. There is a knock-on benefit their page points out and most people miss: because tuition does not climb, a renewable scholarship keeps more of its real value across four years instead of being eaten by increases. Hope links to full eligibility details from the pledge page; that link was broken when we checked, so ask Financial Aid to confirm how it applies to your specific award before you plan around it.
2 Free tutoring, in up to three classes at once
The Academic Success Center runs free small-group tutoring with a peer tutor, and you can have it in up to three courses in the same semester. Tutors give you at least one hour a week, and up to three if their schedule allows. The catch is in the same sentence as the offer: it is first come, first served, and only one tutor is permitted per course. The students who get it are the ones who ask in week two, not the ones who ask after the first midterm goes badly. Academic coaching and study-strategy help are also free through the ASC, and writing help has its own home at the Klooster Center. The ASC is in Van Zoeren Hall, room 261.
3 The library lends laptops, cameras and calculators
Van Wylen Library's technology page is short and easy to miss: "Laptops, cameras, calculators, and other accessories are available for short loan periods to support class assignments." Students, faculty and staff only. That covers a lot of situations people quietly spend money on — a laptop while yours is being repaired, a camera for one project, a graphing calculator for one exam. The library does not publish the exact loan length, so ask at the service desk rather than assuming. The Digital Media Lab also has equipment and playback gear, and there is a 3D anatomy table that needs a reservation in advance.
4 Home games are free, and you just walk up
"Hope students with IDs are admitted free at the door." That is the whole process — football, men's and women's basketball, volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse. No ticket to reserve, no app, no window that opens on a Monday morning. This is worth stating plainly because plenty of schools work the other way. Western Michigan, forty minutes down the road, also gives students free admission but requires a digital ticket claimed in advance, and turns people away at the gate without one. At Hope you turn up. Admission is also free at regular-season golf, swimming and diving, baseball and softball events. The one exception on Hope's own page: Athletics reserves the right to charge students for post-season games hosted on campus where conference rules require it.
5 Record the lecture. Gus writes it down.
This is the part students actually use most: hit record at the start of class and Gus gives you back a timestamped transcript, a summary, and the key topics the lecture covered — so "what did he say about that" stops being a guess. The transcript is where it starts, not where it ends: from that same lecture you can generate flashcards, a practice quiz, or a podcast to listen to on the walk down 10th Street. It works on a phone in your pocket, and it keeps working if the lecture runs long.
One more thing
The one we cut: counselling is free
Counseling and Psychological Services is free to any degree-seeking Hope student, staffed by licensed therapists, with same-day appointments and a line answered around the clock. We keep this out of the videos on purpose — a six-second caption is the wrong place to introduce mental-health support — but of everything on this page it is probably the one most worth knowing exists before you need it.
Counseling and Psychological ServicesWhat CAPS offersSomething you will hear that does not apply to you yet
Hope Forward is the college's fully-funded-tuition programme, and it is genuinely remarkable — but it is selective and applied for at admission, not something every enrolled student has. It had 58 students across the classes of 2025 and 2026. If you are already here and someone tells you your tuition is covered by Hope Forward, check before you believe it.
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