- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- Hood College
Frederick, MDCity: smallZIP 21701Founded 1893
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1893
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hood.edu
MarylandPrivate nonprofit
Hood College
Hood College is a private nonprofit college in Frederick, Maryland, with 1,194 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $21,548 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention68%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans65%
$21,548net price / year
78%admission rate
—average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$60,061median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#765 of 1,704 for earnings#994 of 1,739 for lowest net price#887 of 1,738 for graduation rate#799 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $64,766tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $49,380
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $49,380
- Average net price
- $21,548national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,587
$30,001–48,000$15,361
$48,001–75,000$22,353
$75,001–110,000$24,702
$110,001+$29,661
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,839
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,061middle 50%: $42,689–$83,555
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,555
Median, Hood College$60,061
Lower quarter$42,689
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,194
- Part-time
- 1.8%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 41%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,361 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,518
- Endowment, end of year
- $197,780,692
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic17%
Black18%
Asian3.2%
Two or more races5.3%
U.S. nonresident1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown5.7%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions19%
Business & management14%
Communication & journalism10%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.4%
Psychology7.2%
Computer & information sciences6.1%
Education5.4%
Social sciences5.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 162760. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5897438.