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

$34,507 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
77% Acceptance Rate

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: 301-663-3131
Website: www.hood.edu

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 Considered but not required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hood?

77% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Hood College is 77%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Can I Afford Hood College?

$34,507 Net Price
69% Take Out Loans
0.5% Loan Default Rate
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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hood, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $7,383 a year. That adds up to $29,532 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hood is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Hood College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,162 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,217 undergraduate students at Hood, with 1,162 being full-time and 55 being part-time.

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There are also 878 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,162 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 215
Hispanic or Latino 137
White 669
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 86

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.

Online Learning at Hood College

348 Took All Classes Online
535 Took At Least One Class Online
454.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 535 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hood has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Hood

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Hood College was 454.3%. This is the #81 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Hood regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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