Mission
Hood College prepares students to excel in meeting the personal, professional and global challenges of the future. Hood is committed to the integration of the liberal arts, the professions and technology, to the exploration of values, a sense of community and to the preparation of students for lives of responsibility, leadership and service.
Location
Hood's beautiful 50-acre campus in the middle of historic Frederick, Md., and is situated just an hour's drive from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
Academics
- 30 major fields of study toward Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees
- 14 Master's degrees
- 5 Post-Baccalaureate certificate programs plus certification programs in education
- Students intern at more than 200 sites in Frederick, Baltimore and Washington, DC
Total enrollment 2,435Undergraduate
- 1,487 undergraduate students
- 34% male, 66% female
- 25% racially/ethnically diverse
- 3% international
from 24 foreign countries
- 33 states represented:
78% from Maryland
- 54% of all undergraduates live on campus
- 12:1 student-faculty ratio
- 17 student average class size
- 439 new students, fall 2010 :
311 first-time freshmen,
128 transfer students
- 76% of 2010 freshmen returned in fall 2011
Graduate
- 948 graduate students
- 32% male, 68% female
- 16% racially/ethnically diverse
- 4% international
from 19 foreign countries
- 8 states represented:
- 86% from Maryland
- 14:1 student-faculty ratio
- 12 student average class size
- 208 new students, fall 2011
- 139 first-time graduate students
Freshman Profile
Demographics
- 33% male, 67% female
- 32% racially/ethnically diverse
- 2% international
from 4 foreign countries
- 26 states represented:
68% from Maryland
- 84% live on campus
Admission Statistics
- 3.51 average high school GPA
- 1081 average SAT (reading/math)
- 547 average critical reading score
- 490-600 mid-range
- 534 average mathematics score
- 480-600 mid-range
- 23 average ACT Composite score
- 54% in top quarter of graduating class
- 83% in top half of graduating class
- 37 NHS Scholars
Honors Students
- 4.1 average high school GPA
- 1261 average SAT (reading/math)
Degrees Awarded Class of 2011
- 334 Bachelor's degrees
- 193 Master's degrees
- 44 Post-Baccalaureate certificates
Most popular programs: management, psychology and communication arts
Alumni
- 14,019 undergraduate alumni of record
- 17.93% alumni annual support rate
Outcomes
- 58% four-year graduation rate
- 71% six-year graduation rate; 24% transfer rate
- 40% of bachelor's degree recipients continue to graduate school within one year
- 55% of bachelor's degree recipients continue to graduate school within five years
- 90% of bachelor's degree recipients report having full-time employment within one year
- 100% pass rates for Teacher Certification (PRAXIS) and Educational Leadership (SLLA)
Faculty and Staff
- 88 full-time faculty
- 95% hold the terminal degree in their field
- 92% hold their doctorate
- 140 full-time staff
- 30 part-time staff
Student Life
- More than 60 clubs and organizations
- 17 Honor Societies
- 19 Division III NCAA Sports
- Middle Atlantic Conference
- Team: "Blazers"
Tuition and Fees AY 2012-13
Undergraduate
- $32,300 full-time tuition and fees
- $920 per part-time credit hour
- $150 comprehensive fee per semester
- $5,700 room charge (double occupancy)
- $5,210 board charge (19 meals plus $100 Flex)
Graduate
- $390 per credit hour
- MBA $425
- $60 comprehensive fee per semester
Financial Aid
- $27,653 average financial aid package for first-time freshmen with need
- $25,815 average financial aid package for all full-time undergraduate students with need
- $16,317 average amount of institutional non-need-based aid awarded to full-time freshmen
- $14,097 average amount of institutional non-need-based aid awarded to full-time undergraduates
- 95% of first-time students receiving aid
- 96% of all full-time undergraduates receiving aid
Facilities and Housing
- New Athletic Center
- Library and information center
- Advanced computing laboratories
- Onica Prall Child Development Laboratory School
- Observatory
- State-of-the-art science and language laboratories
- Whitaker Campus Center
- Five stately residence halls and three language residences
Library
- 211,450 volumes held (books, serial backfiles, etc.)
- 245 subscriptions
- 6,459 audiovisual materials
- 734,811 microforms
- 42,000 electronic full-text journals
Accreditation
Hood College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680.
The Hood Social Work program carries specialized accreditation by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE).
The Hood Education Department's initial teacher certification and master's degree programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).