by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Hood College was awarded 177 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is educational administration.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Hood is ranked #1,019 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Hood is also ranked #22 out of 36 schools in Maryland.
Hood College has an acceptance rate of 77%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
At Hood, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hood College is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Hood College is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Hood the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 55%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Hood College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,187 undergraduates at Hood with 1,132 being full-time and 55 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,219 | $18,234 | $24,167 | $26,834 | $31,485 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hood, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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 2.7%. 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.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/hoodcollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/hood_college |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 42 | $41,936 |
| Computer Science | 17 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 16 | NA |
| Nursing | 16 | NA |
| General Psychology | 15 | $32,281 |
| Political Science & Government | 15 | NA |
| General Biology | 15 | $34,789 |
| General English Literature | 14 | $31,701 |
| Special Education | 13 | $41,433 |
| History | 12 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 535 students took at least one online class at Hood College. This is a decrease from the 1,118 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 535 | 348 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,118 | 222 |
| 2018-2019 | 32 | 14 |
| 2017-2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2016-2017 | 54 | 11 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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