Hope College - Campus Life

• The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
• The campus area is 45 acres.
• Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
• Campus is located more than one mile from a city or town.

Description:

45-acre campus in Holland (population: 26,300), 30 miles from both Grand

Rapids and Muskegon. Served by bus and train; airports serve Grand Rapids

and Muskegon. School operates transportation to off-campus employment

locations.

Types of Housing

• Coed Dorms are used by 27% of the on-campus students.
• Women's Dorms are used by 26% of the on-campus students.
• Men's Dorms are used by 14% of the on-campus students.
• Sorority housing are used by 3% of the students.
• Fraternity housing are used by 5% of the students.
• School-owned/operated Apartments.
• Other: "Cottages" and language houses.
• 98% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
• 74% of all students live in school housing of some type.
• 26% of all students live off campus or commute.
• On average, 90% of all students are on campus during the weekend.

• All students must live on campus until senior year.

• All students may have cars on campus.
• 40% of all students have cars on campus.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.

Other Policies

• Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
• Other: Visitation restrictions.

• 53% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
• Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1200 per year working part-time on campus.
• This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
• Institutional employment is available.
• Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are excellent.
• Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.