Hood College

Hood College campus.
Hood College campus.
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School Description

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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 and technology sciences, to the exploration of values and community and to the preparation of students for lives of responsibility and leadership.

Hood College

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Hood College is a co-educational liberal arts college located in Frederick, Maryland. The college serves approximately 1,074 graduate students and another 1,475 undergraduate students .

History

The college was founded in 1893 as the Woman's College of Frederick by the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States. In 1897, the college received a 28 acre tract of land for its campus from Margaret Scholl Hood . On January 18, 1913, Margaret Hood's will was filed for probate. In the will, she bequeathed $30,000 to the Woman's College of Frederick provided that the college changed its name to "Hood College" within 12 months . Part of this bequest was used to fund the 1914 construction of Alumnae Hall. Today, except for Brodbeck Hall, which was built in the 1860s and stood on the campus at its founding, Alumnae Hall remains the oldest building on the college's campus and serves as the central location for the college's administration

Hood was originally a women-only college and did not admit men until 1971 as commuter students. Men began to be admitted on a residential basis in 2003, making the college co-educational and increasing the numbers of prospective students.

Academics

Hood College offers 27 undergraduate majors and 14 master's degree programs.

Bachelor of Arts

  • Art & Archaeology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Communication Arts
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Economics
  • Elementary/Special Education
  • English
  • Environmental Science and Policy
  • French
  • French-German
  • German
  • History
  • Latin American Studies
  • Law and Society
  • Management
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish

Bachelor of Science

  • Computer Science

Master's Degree Programs

  • Biomedical Science
  • Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  • Computer and Information Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Educational Leadership
  • Environmental Biology
  • Fine Arts in Ceramic Arts
  • Human Sciences
  • Humanities
  • Management of Information Technology
  • Reading Specialization
  • Mathematics Education
  • Thanatology

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Blazers

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
864
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 22,335
Students Receiving Aid:
99%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 35
Selectivity:
Highly Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 66%
Men 34%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 58%
Other 33%
African-American 7%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 71%
Out-of-State 29%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Maryland 71%
New Jersey 6%
Pennsylvania 6%
New York 2%
Virginia 2%
Percent of Students International: 3%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 42%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference)
Track (Division III Independents)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 22,335    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 22,000    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 335    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 4,083 29%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 4,409 43%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 10,566 99%  
Student Loans:
$ 5,287 67%  
Any Aid:
  99%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 51% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 96%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 510, Math: 500
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 600, Math: 600

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 35.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Recommended
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Hood College

Bachelor's Level Majors

Photos

  • Hood College campus.
    Hood College campus. [source]
  • Hood Seal
    Hood Seal [source]
  • View of Hood College's Brodbeck Hall.
    View of Hood College's Brodbeck Hall. [source]
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