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Hood College Overview

Hood College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Frederick, Maryland. Frederick is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Hood College Known For?

278 Undergraduate Awards
$34,507 Avg Cost After Aid
78% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Hood.
  • In a recent academic period41% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Hood makes roughly $57,089 a year. This is 40% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Hood to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Hood College?

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Contact details for Hood are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 401 Rosemont Ave, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301-696-3131
Website: www.hood.edu

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How Do I Get Into Hood?

You can apply to Hood online at: www.hood.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Hood

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hood?

78% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 78%, Hood may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Can I Afford Hood College?

$34,507 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Hood is $34,507. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hood, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,109 a year. That adds up to $32,436 over four years for those students.

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Hood College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,132 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,187 undergraduate students at Hood, with 1,132 being full-time and 55 being part-time.

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There are also 855 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,132 full-time undergraduates at Hood, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hood College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 35
Black or African American 218
Hispanic or Latino 137
White 645
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 81

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Hood College. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Hood. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal.

Hood College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Educational Administration 0 0 45 18 0 63
Business Administration & Management 0 32 1 21 7 61
General Biology 0 21 0 22 0 43
Computer Science 0 18 0 20 0 38
Information Technology 0 0 22 12 0 34
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 29 0 29
Other Psychology 0 0 27 0 0 27
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 25 0 25
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 23 0 0 0 23
General Psychology 0 23 0 0 0 23
Fine & Studio Arts 0 14 2 7 0 23
Nursing 0 17 0 0 0 17
Special Education 0 14 0 0 0 14
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 7 0 7 0 14
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 13 0 13
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 11 0 11
General English Literature 0 11 0 0 0 11
Public Relations & Advertising 0 10 0 0 0 10
Social Work 0 10 0 0 0 10
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 9 0 9
Romance Languages 4 5 0 0 0 9
International Studies 0 8 0 0 0 8
Sociology 0 8 0 0 0 8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 7 0 0 0 7
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 7 0 7
Communication & Media Studies 0 7 0 0 0 7
Natural Resources Conservation 0 7 0 0 0 7
Political Science & Government 0 7 0 0 0 7
Information Science 0 0 6 0 0 6
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 6 0 6
Accounting 0 5 0 0 0 5
History 0 5 0 0 0 5
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 5 0 5
Economics 0 5 0 0 0 5
Mathematics 0 3 0 0 0 3
Chemistry 0 2 0 0 0 2
Music 1 1 0 0 0 2
Finance & Financial Management 0 1 0 0 0 1
Sustainability Science 0 1 0 0 0 1
Philosophy 0 1 0 0 0 1
Area Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 273 103 212 7 600

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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