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Hood College

Frederick, MD · Private · Small city · Hood

Private institution in Frederick, MD · 1,202 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $57,089 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,7071,395th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$45,8701,749th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$45,8701,743rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$59,1741,673rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$57,089681st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,415627th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.3%946th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.3%653rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.1%842nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,2021,256th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
36.3%865th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 32 mi (IAD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$55,512$53,810
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$47,260—
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$41,789$45,980
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$41,193$36,992
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$38,289—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$34,704—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$33,993$33,993
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$33,993$25,194
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$32,391$34,526
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,409$21,234
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$25,194—
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$25,194$19,455

Campus facts

Athletics — 16 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hood College’s 1,202 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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