Hood College
Frederick, Maryland
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,194 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 78%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,548per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 55%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,06110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Hood Advantage Program, full-time Maryland students from households with an adjusted gross income of $50,000 or less have their full tuition covered without loans for up to four years after federal grants and scholarships.
Source: Hood College Launches 'Hood Advantage Program' for Students in Maryland
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 78%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Hood College's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,548full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $64,766sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $49,380Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 55%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 68%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,06110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,194Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 39%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 31%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Goucher College Baltimore, MD — admits 78%
- McDaniel College Westminster, MD — admits 78%
- Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD — admits 74%
- Albright College Reading, PA — admits 76%
- Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA — admits 81%
- Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI — admits 75%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Hood College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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