Hope College was ranked the #1 Christian college and #1 private university in Michigan, and 11th best Christian college in America, per the 2026 Niche Best Colleges rankings.
In this year鈥檚 Michigan higher education rankings, Niche also ranked Hope:
- The 鈥渂est college in the Grand Rapids metro鈥�
- #3 鈥渂est college for student life鈥� and 鈥渂est college for education鈥� in Michigan
- #4 in the following categories: best college; best college campus; best academics; best college for student athletes; and for business and communications studies in Michigan.
In addition to its #11 spot as the best Christian college in America, nationally, Hope College also ranked:
- #40 鈥渂est liberal arts colleges鈥� (out of 181, and surpassing its previous rank of #61)
- #66 鈥渂est colleges for chemistry鈥� (out of 593)
- #83 鈥渂est colleges for kinesiology and physical therapy (out of 602)
- #86 鈥渂est colleges for education鈥� (out of 963)
- #104 鈥渢op private universities (out of 914)
- #128 鈥渂est college campuses鈥� (out of 1,394)
- #135 鈥渂est colleges for business鈥� (out of 1,215)
- #158 鈥渂est colleges for performing arts鈥� (out of 521)
- #164 鈥渂est student college life鈥� (out of 1,590)
- #178 鈥渂est colleges鈥� in America (out of 1,613)
- #187 鈥渂est academics鈥� (out of 1,612)
- #190 鈥渂est colleges for student athletes (out of 1,367)
- #273 鈥渂est college professors鈥� (out of 1,595)
The Niche 鈥淏est Colleges鈥� analyzes more than 1,000 top U.S colleges and universities to make its annual rankings report, comparing academic, admissions, financial and student-life data from the U.S. Department of Education, along with thousands of reviews from students and college alumni. The full list of Niche鈥檚 2026 rankings for Hope College can be found and all current national rankings for Hope are listed here.