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Hope College Ranking Badges

Hope earned 15 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #14 of 478 in Most Focused for General Engineering, a top 5% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 15 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
• Highest placement: #14 of 478, a top 5% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 7
• Placements this edition: 172
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Hope College Earned?

Hope College holds 15 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	6
Top 15%	6
Total	15

What Is Hope College Known For?

Hope College is best known for Engineering: 2 of its 15 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include General Engineering, Communication & Media Studies and Chemistry.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best		✓
Overall Best (Great Lakes)		✓
Overall Best (Michigan)			✓
Location Diversity (Great Lakes)	✓
Location Diversity (Michigan)		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked	✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Communication & Media Studies
Most Focused			✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Engineering
Most Popular		✓
Most Focused			✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
History
Top Ranked	✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Chemistry
Most Focused		✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Political Science & Government
Most Focused	✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Dance
Most Focused		✓

How Does Hope College Rank in Athletics?

Hope College earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #93 of 613 in Golf (top 16%).

How Does Hope College Rank for Veterans?

Hope College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,076 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 43%).

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Hope College appears in 172 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.