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Hood College is a private regional university located in Frederick, Maryland. Hood College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Hood College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $51,779 10 years after enrolling, 13th in Maryland, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Hood College bachelor students earn 9% less than the national average. Hood College is ranked 16th in Maryland.
Hood College’s median net annual cost of $23,809 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Hood College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Computer Science, Biology, English Language & Lit, Special Education, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,809
Average years to graduate
4.3
History
Rank: #201
Economic score: 7.21
Comms & Media Studies
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Economic score: 10.57
Social Work
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Economic score: 13.07
Natural Resource Conservation
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Economic score: 36.43
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Hood College - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 66% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Hood College is 1% lower than the state average, and 9% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Hood College, Pell Grant recipients represent 39% of the measured graduating class, 4% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Hood College graduates within 4.3 years.
Hood College is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Hood College’s economic mobility score of 20.77 is calculated by adjusting the 3.46 economic score of lower-income students by the 39% pell grant recipients within the student body. Hood College’s EMS of 20.77 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Hood College pays $23,809 a year, $36,089 less than the $59,898 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,809
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Hood College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,809 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 69% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,383. This is 15% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,419
Pell grants
$4,939
State grants
$9,304
Institutional grants
$27,304
Hood College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 77% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,192 applicants, of which 2,451 were admitted and 324 enrolled. Hood College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
While Hood College has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
94%
83%
Female
64%
59%
First time
62%
59%
In-state
72%
68%
1st generation
31%
35%
White
57%
52%
Black
19%
14%
Hispanic
12%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%