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About Hood

Retention and Graduation Rates

Hood College’s graduation and freshman-to-sophomore year retention rates—important indicators of student success for colleges and universities—are consistently higher than the national average.

Retention Rate Data  
Hood College freshmen-to-sophomore year Retention Rates, 2000-2010

Cohort  

% Enrolled in Fall Semester of Following Year  

2010

76%1 

2009 

78% 

2008 

85% 

2007 

79% 

2006 

77% 

2005 

80% 

2004 

88% 

2003 

81% 

2002 

82% 

2001 

81% 

2000 

84% 

1 ACT 2011 reports the national average retention rate of similar institutions was 72 percent.

Graduation Rate Data  

Four-, Five-, and Six-year Graduation Rates for First-time Freshmen, 2000-2007

  Entering Year 

Within 4 Years  

Within 5 Years  

Within 6 Years  

2007

55%

   

2006

50%

60%1 

 

2005 

60% 

67% 

 68%

2004 

67% 

76%  

77% 

2003 

62% 

68% 

70% 

2002 

60% 

65% 

65% 

2001 

68% 

73% 

73% 

2000 

69% 

71% 

73% 

Note: Student Right-To-Know current four year average for Hood College is 70%.

1 In 2011 the average national masters five-year graduation rate was 38.6% for public institutions and 55.2% for private institutions.