Instead of paying upfront, students are invited to support future students through donations after they graduate.
Hope Forward has gained national attention, including an episode of in June 2023 of Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History podcast, titled "A Good Circle", which highlights the potential for this innovative model to transform higher education.
== Academics ==
The college offers 90+ majors, all of which lead to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. It has a student population of about 3,200, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1.
The college offers off-campus study programs in several cities, including Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, and overseas programs for the summer, semester, or an academic year. Among its international programs, a longstanding summer semester in Vienna is popular among students.
Hope College is a member of the Great Lakes College Association.
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