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Hood College

Frederick, Maryland·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·hood.edu
6-yr Graduation
57%
-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,101
peer median 2,485
Avg net price
$20,873
-$2.9k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
3,352
3,352 candidates competed
Admitted
2,607
77.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
312
12.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
57%-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
57%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

14.9pp gap
Pell recipients
48%46 of 96
Non-Pell (all)
63%90 of 143
Subsidized loan, no Pell
61%59 of 96
No Federal Aid
66%31 of 47

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 78 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 65 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
78
Passing
13
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

78programs
  • Passing13 · 16.7%
  • No Data65 · 83.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
11
No data
65

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

13
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+17.7%
$75,246 vs $63,916
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+21.7%
$44,411 vs $36,491
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+37.4%
$50,126 vs $36,491
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+37.6%
$50,200 vs $36,491
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+47.7%
$53,886 vs $36,491
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+52.1%
$70,544 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+54.0%
$71,439 vs $46,391
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+64.5%
$60,022 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
54%
$26,993 debt · $50,126 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
50%
$25,242 debt · $50,200 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
45%
$27,000 debt · $60,022 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
43%
$23,073 debt · $53,886 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
40%
$26,000 debt · $65,110 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$25,101 debt · $78,503 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$22,465 debt · $92,955 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1922Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 6

  1. Oct 2025Initial Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  2. May 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  3. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  4. Jan 2019Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,424
$30–48k$14,454
$48–75k$19,837
$75–110k$23,638
$110k+$29,078

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$20,873
-$2,895vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $23,768
Federal loans
67.8%
In-state tuition
$47,700
Out-of-state
$47,700

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 471 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $9.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
471
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,799,646 total
Direct Loans
$9.7M
1,320 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.9M
443 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.3M
563 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.1M
129 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.3M
167 loan awards
Grad PLUS$200K
18 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 394 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
394
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.2%
2017
6.7%
2018
2.7%
2019
0.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Hood College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs56
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

442 total completions
01Health Professions
8719.7%
02Computer Sciences
8519.2%
03Business
7216.3%
04Biological Sciences
5312.0%
05Education
5211.8%
06Communication
296.6%
07Psychology
225.0%
08Social Sciences
173.8%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
153.4%
10Visual/Performing Arts
102.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,101
12-mo unduplicated
2,349
Undergraduate
1,275
Graduate
1,074

Gender split

Men
33%785
Women
67%1,564

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.6%
Black
17.6%
Hispanic
16.7%
Unknown
5.7%
Two or more
5.3%
Asian
3.2%
Non-resident
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
383
190 M · 193 W
Women athletes
50.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$12K
$13K
Head-coach salaries
$17K
$15K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 15

Lacrosse
42 M · 24 W
$367K
Soccer
36 M · 24 W
$293K
Baseball
35 M · —
$174K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$331K
Track and Field (Indoor)
12 M · 17 W
$88K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
12 M · 17 W
$63K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.48
1 offenses · 2,078 students

3-year trend

2.392 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.48Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs00
Liquor034

Residence-hall fires

  • Coblentz Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
100

Hood College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Hood College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectHood College
57%—2,101$20,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Notre Dame of Maryland University
50%82.2%1,788$19,169Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
McDaniel College
63%77.9%2,868$21,916Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Stevenson University
68%78.9%3,684$26,505Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Loyola University Maryland
79%75.5%4,897$30,574Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Alfred University
57%73.8%2,007$25,620Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median60%77.9%2,485$23,768

Institutions like Hood College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Hood College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Hood College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research & Assessment
Phone
301-696-3131
Address
401 Rosemont Ave. Frederick, MD 21701

OIRA provides and coordinates the planning, decision-making, budgeting, assessment and accreditation processes that allow Hood College to fulfill its mission and strategic priorities.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Shaowei Wu, Ph.D.
    Director of Institutional Research and Assessment
  • Nathan Reese, M.A.
    Associate Director of Institutional Assessment
  • Lucky Hirschandez ’19, M.S.
    Institutional Research Analyst

Frequently asked questions about Hood College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Hood College.

What is the graduation rate at Hood College?

Hood College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Hood College?

Hood College reports a total enrollment of 2,101 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Hood College?

The average net price at Hood College is $20,873 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Hood College?

Hood College's yield rate is 12.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Hood College located?

Hood College is located in Frederick, Maryland 21701.

Who runs Institutional Research at Hood College?

Hood College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research & Assessment.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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