Overview active icon
Overview
Admissions inactive icon
Admissions
Financials inactive icon
Financials
Academic inactive icon
Academic
Campus Life inactive icon
Campus Life
Students inactive icon
Students

Hood is a private, independent liberal arts college. Founded in 1893 as a women''s college, it became fully co-educational in 2003. Its 50-acre Georgian-style campus is located in downtown Frederick, 40 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.

Read More
collegeType
Private
studentType
Coed
1,209
Undergraduates
442
Men - 36.5%
768
Women - 63.5%
854
Graduate Students
Admissions iconAdmissions
See More
Admissions iconAdmissions
expand icon
Entrance Difficulty
Moderately difficult
Overall Admission Rate
78% of 3,287 applicants were admitted
Early Action Offered
No
Early Decision Offered
No
Regular Admission Deadline
Rolling
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
Average GPA
3.41
SAT Math
Not reported
SAT EBRW
Not reported
ACT Composite
Not reported
Financials iconFinancials
See More
Financials iconFinancials
expand icon
Cost of Attendance
$66,878
Tuition and Fees
$45,870
Room and Board
$14,250
Average Percent of Need Met
76%
Average Freshman Award
$39,701
Average Indebtedness of 2024 Graduates
$40,281
Academics iconAcademics
See More
Academics iconAcademics
expand icon
Academic Calendar System
Semester
General Education/Core Curriculum
Required for most or all students
Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
96
Regular Class Size (Students)
2-9
24%
10-19
44%
20-29
26%
30-39
5%
40-49
1%
50-99
0%
Campus life iconCampus Life
See More
Campus life iconCampus Life
expand icon
Frederick Population
73,308
Nearest Metropolitan Area
Baltimore and Washington, DC
Freshman Housing Guarantee
College offers housing to students
Students in College Housing
59% of all students
Athletic Conferences
NCAA Division III
Mascot
Blazers
Sororities
Not reported
Fraternities
Not reported
Students iconStudents
See More
Students iconStudents
expand icon
Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.2%
Asian
3.2%
Black/African-American
17.6%
Hispanic/Latino
14.7%
Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
5.4%
White
52.4%
Unknown
6.6%
International Students
1.0%
First-Year Students Returning
80.3%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
45.9%
Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
Not reported
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
Not reported
Undergraduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid data displayed on CollegeData’s college profiles is from the 2023-24 academic year.
A portion of the College Profile data is provided under license by:
Peterson's Undergraduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid Databases, copyright © 2025 Peterson's LLC. All rights reserved.