HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – The “No Vacancy” sign has been figuratively posted at Hope College.
Enrollment numbers are down at the Holland school as its 155th Academic Year began on August 30th, but Hope officials say that this is by design. A total of 3,224 students are taking classes, down from 3,407 last year and the record level of 3,433 during Academic 2015.
In a statement, Vice President for Admissions and Retention William Vanderbilt explained that the college would “best be able to sustain the high-quality experience that we have traditionally provided and that our students deserve by decreasing enrollment to better match our campus capacity and staffing levels.”
Hope has students from 40 states and 28 foreign countries, while continuing to carry a 60/40 ratio of women to men. There are 733 first-year students, with another 58 transferring from elsewhere.
