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Hope's motto is taken from Psalm 42:5: "Spera in Deo" ("Hope in God"). The college's emblem is an anchor. This is drawn from a speech made by Albertus C. Van Raalte , the leader of the community, on the occasion of the founding of the Pioneer School in 1851: "This is my anchor of hope for this people in the future." (an allusion to Hebrews 6:19). The primary-level Pioneer School was later expanded to secondary and soon after, college level education as Hope College. Van Vleck Hall, now a dormitory, predates the college to these earlier schools and is the second oldest building in the city.

Housing is provided by 11 dormitories, 15 apartment buildings and 72 houses (called cottages) that the college has purchased nearby campus. Few students live off-campus.

The college admitted its first female students in 1878.

Hope College participates in the MIAA athletics conference. The school's athletic teams are called the Flying Dutchmen (men) and the Flying Dutch (women). Their school colors are blue and orange (possibly chosen because the Dutch royal family is the House of Orange-Nassau). It is traditional rivals with Calvin CollegeCalvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of historic Christianity. In 2003 in nearby Grand Rapids, MichiganGrand Rapids also known as the Furniture City or the Second City of Michigan is a city in the United States. It is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan, in the southwestern region of the state. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of which is associated with the similar Dutch heritage Christian Reformed Church in North AmericaThe Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA or CRC) is a Protestant Christian denomination which follows Reformed Calvinist theology. The church was founded by Dutch immigrants in the late 1800s. Its churches are predominately in areas of heavy.

Hope College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges AssociationThe Great Lakes Colleges Association Inc. GLCA), is a consortium of twelve liberal arts colleges located in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. It was chartered in the state of Michigan and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1962. The GLCA off.

Notable Alumni

• Pete HoekstraPete Hoekstra (born October 30, 1953), American politician, is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 2nd District of Michigan. Born in Groningen, the Netherlands, Hoekstra emigrated to Michigan at t
• Terry Lynn Land
• Rob "CmdrTaco" MaldaRob Malda (born May 10, 1976), also known as CmdrTaco is the founder of Slashdot. His moniker originates in the Dave Barry book. Commander Taco' is the final entry in a list of bad restaurants for business lunches. Rob Malda also writes a monthly column f
• A. J. MusteAbraham Johannes Muste ( January 8, 1885- February 11, 1967) was a socialist active in the labor movement and the US civil rights movement. He was born in Zierikzee, the Netherlands, and became a naturalized United States citizen in 1896. He attended Hope
• Robert Schuller
• Richard Smalley*
• Guy Vander Jagt

* indicates attended but did not graduate from Hope