Class of 2025 Profile

On May 17, 2025, the Hood College community celebrated the Class of 2025 at the 128th Commencement ceremony.

You are comprised of 270 undergraduate and 224 graduate students.

You come from 16 different states and countries.

Forty-six of you are legacy graduates, meaning you have a relative who is also a Hood alumni.

Twenty-six of you will be returning to Hood to pursure graduate degrees.

Thirty-eight of you have earned your graduate degree after previously earning your undergraduate degree from Hood.

Ten of you are dedicated Hood employees.

Thirteen of you are military veterans or active duty service members, including seven newly commissioned cadets from the ROTC program.

As Hood graduates, you learned not just to think critically, but to act with conscience. You have been shaped by a community that believes in the power of Hope, the promise of Opportunity, the duty of Obligation and the strength of Democracy.

In the words of President Debbie Ricker, Ph.D., “Wherever you go from here—whether you’re building businesses, creating art, teaching students, healing bodies or leading change, do it with courage.”