Hood College Healthcare Programs

Located in Frederick, Maryland, Hood College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Hood is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Hood College?

Contact details for Hood are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	401 Rosemont Ave, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone:	301-663-3131
Website:	www.hood.edu

How Do I Get Into Hood?

You can apply to Hood online at: www.hood.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Hood

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hood?

The acceptance rate at Hood College is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Can I Afford Hood College?

The overall average net price of Hood is $34,507. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Hood, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $7,383 a year. That adds up to $29,532 over four years for those students.

Hood College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,217 undergraduate students at Hood, with 1,162 being full-time and 55 being part-time.

There are also 878 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,162 full-time undergraduates at Hood, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hood College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	35
Black or African American	215
Hispanic or Latino	137
White	669
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	86

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Hood College. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Hood. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Hood College

In 2022-2023, 612 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hood has changed over the last few years.

Hood College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	21	21
Registered Nursing	18	0	18
Pre-Art Therapy	0	0	0
General Public Health	0	0	0
TOTAL	18	21	39

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Andrew.Belair under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.