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Frederick, MD 21701
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Hood College
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Information Summary
Ranks 517th overall and 14th in Maryland
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
83.3 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$35,618 |
| Admission
Success rate |
71% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
26 / 1200 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
15 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
80% / N/A |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
2,248 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Frederick, MD 21701
| Surrounding community | Small city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 32,261 (29,166 urban / 3,095 rural) |
| Households | 13,062 (2.36 people per house) |
| Families | 7,993 (2.97 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 4,056 |
| Pop. — Asian | 703 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 31 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 182 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 27,530 |
| Pop. — Other | 356 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Postbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (education dominant) |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Majority undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Small four-year, highly residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Master's degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Hood College?
Ranks 401st for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $24,720 | $24,720 | $24,720 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $356 | $356 | $356 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $710 | $710 | $710 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $6,480 | $6,480 | $6,480 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $70 | $70 | $70 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $360 | $360 | $360 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $35,618 | $35,618 | $35,618 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $25,876 | $25,876 | $25,876 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $25,876 | $25,876 | $25,876 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $22,335 |
$22,335 |
$22,335 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $7,750 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $1,100 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $35 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $30 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 1,719 (606 male / 1,112 female) |
| Admitted | 1,219 (442 male / 776 female) |
| Admission rate | 71% |
| First-time Enrollment | 295 (102 male / 193 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 295 (102 male / 193 female) |
| PT Enrollment | N/A (N/A male / N/A female) |
| Total Enrollment | 2,248 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Hood College use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Hood College accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Capital Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Capital Athletic Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 404th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 19% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 26 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 18 / 25 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 26 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 473rd for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 97% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 490 / 610 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 490 / 590 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 980 / 1200 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 749 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $4,462 |
| Board Fee | $4,080 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Hood College Ranks 3287th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $4,343 | 69 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $3,411 | 115 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $11,575 | 235 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,501 | 173 | |
| Any financial aid type | 235 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Hood College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 27 | 41 | 68 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 39 | 149 | 188 |
Hispanic | 15 | 36 | 51 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 27 | 35 | 62 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 1 | 4 | 5 |
White Non-Hispanic | 428 | 1,148 | 1,576 |
Race Unknown | 93 | 205 | 298 |
| Total | 630 | 1,618 | 2,248 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Hood College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | 11 | 11 |
Black Non-Hispanic | N/A | 20 | 20 |
Hispanic | N/A | 4 | 4 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | N/A | 5 | 5 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
White Non-Hispanic | 3 | 82 | 85 |
Race Unknown | N/A | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 3 | 128 | 131 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Hood College.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 53 | 79 | |
| 9 | 46 | 55 | |
| 3 | 31 | 34 | |
| 3 | 28 | 31 | |
| 9 | 20 | 29 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Hood College Ranks 1446th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $55,192 ($55,997 male / $54,444 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 81 (39 male / 42 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 148 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 0.5 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $1,092,313 |
Hood College Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
Hood College is a co-educational liberal arts college located in Frederick, Maryland. In the will, she bequest $30,000 to the Woman’s College of Frederick provided that the college changed its name to “Hood College” within 12 months . Today, Alumnae remains the oldest building on the college’s campus and serves as the central location for the college’s administration Hood was originally a women-only college and did not admit men until 1971 as commuter students. The college was the second college in the United States to have a field hockey team. Hood presently offers intercollegiate varsity teams in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross-country, women’s field hockey, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s softball, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, and women’s volleyball. Currently, the women’s athletic teams continue to compete in the Atlantic Women’s Colleges Conference.
Hood College Academics
The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. For example, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Washington Semester. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Hood College is unique in its study options. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Women’s Services can help.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Hood College.
- Public Administration and Service:
- Social Work
- English Language and Literature:
- English, English Language & Literature – General
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science, Information Sciences/Systems
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biochemistry, Biology
- Education:
- Early Childhood Education, Special Education
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- French, German, Spanish
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Music – General
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Business Administration/Management
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Social Sciences:
- Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology
- History:
- History – General
- Popular majors:
- twelve percent education, twelve percent psychology, twelve percent social sciences, ten percent english, nine percent biology, nine percent communications per journalism, eight percent business per marketing, six percent history, five percent visual and performing arts
The cost per credit hour (overall) was $635 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. But, for non-international students, tutition fees are $22,335 Room & Board (on-campus) $7,750 Additional estimated expenses $1,000 Costs per credit hour $635 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid. Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 35. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of February. Other additional expenses amounted to $1,000 Costs per credit hour $635 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid.
Hood College Admissions
This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty-five dollars regular application fee, thirty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, Free online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were three hundred and eighty total number of transfer students who applied and two hundred and nine total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 51% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 87%. Remember that this can change at any time.
Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 15th of March. The regular application is due the 1st of February. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of December. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February. Transfer students must apply no later than the 10th of August, with priority applications due on the 15th of February. the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of June. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of February. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of March and
Hood College Financial Aid
If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and ROTC. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Minority Status and Music/Drama. Financial aid distribution is at seventy-three percent scholarships per grants and twenty-seven percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.
Hood College Students
Hood College offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Again, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Coed, where 51 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. The school’s size is approximately one thousand, one hundred and thirty-six degree-seeking undergrads, two hundred and thirty-seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen and nine hundred and thirty-four graduate enrollment. Moreover, the student body consists of sixty-nine percent in-state students, thirty-one percent out-of-state students, sixty-six percent women, thirty-four percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, thirteen percent black per non-hispanic, five percent hispanic, seventy percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, seven percent race per ethnicity unreported, thirty-three percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty-four percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-six percent in top half of graduating class, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99.
This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, eighty percent of first-year students live in college housing, fifty-three percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as psychology and preschool laboratories, observatory. In other words, the school is located 52 miles from Baltimore, 52 miles from Washington, DC.
Hood College Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Golf
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Softball
- Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
- Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Volleyball














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