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U.S. News & World Report released its rankings on Tuesday, Sept. 24. In recent months, Hope has also received recognition in best-/top-colleges guides by Forbes, Money magazine and Princeton Review, among others.
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U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges names Hope 90th among the 204 institutions that it classifies as National Liberal Arts Colleges, out of the approximately 4,000 degree-granting post-secondary institutions in the United States. Hope was 100th last year. In addition to National Liberal Arts Colleges, the guide亚洲色吧檚 overall categories include National Universities, Regional Universities and Regional Colleges.
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Among National Liberal Arts Colleges, U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges also recognizes Hope as a Best Value School (87) and Top Performer on Social Mobility (164), and among all institutions nationally for Best Undergraduate Engineering 亚洲色吧 Non-Doctorate (94), Best Undergraduate Psychology (164) and Best Undergraduate Nursing (254).
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The newest guide 57th among liberal arts institutions nationally and 49th in the Midwest. The guide includes metrics such as alumni salary, debt, graduation rate, return on investment, retention rate and academic success.
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The college maintains a more extensive listing of rankings by college guides on its website at hope.edu/rankings