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 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 .
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.
Hood College offers 27 undergraduate majors and 14 master's degree programs.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 42% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| 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% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 51% (Highly Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 96% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 510, Math: 500 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 600, Math: 600 |
| 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 |
