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University or college · Private nonprofit

Hood College

Frederick, MD360 online only

Hood College is a private nonprofit college in Frederick, MD, with about 1,718 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,718
plus 360 studying only online
Admission rate
78%
higher than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$20,873
higher than at 54% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
57%
higher than at 54% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$57,089
higher than at 81% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Hood College

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $61,219, but the average family on federal aid pays $20,873 after grants, about 66% less. What it costs ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Hood College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $92,955 four years out. Biology graduates earn $53,886. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $61,219 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $47,700Room & board $16,200Books & supplies $1,430

After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,873.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,837

About $79,348 over 4 years · 68% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Hood College?

78%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Hood College is likely test-optional.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
57%
within 6 years · Pell students 48%
Come back for year two
68%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$57,089
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $4,035 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

70%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 87% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$56k
Middle income$30–75k
$56k
Higher incomeover $75k
$58k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 19%Business 14%Communication 10%Biology 9%Psychology 7%Computer science 6%Everything else 34%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations32 graduates a year · typical debt $23,331
$79k4 yrs out
Psychology, General23 graduates a year · typical debt $22,000
$65k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections23 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$60k4 yrs out
Biology, General21 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$54k4 yrs out
Computer Science18 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing17 graduates a year · typical debt $26,750
$93k4 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching14 graduates a year
$50k4 yrs out
Fine and Studio Arts14 graduates a year
$44k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,194 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 50%Hispanic 17%Black 18%Asian 3%Two or more 5%International 2%

Women and men

Women 65%Men 35%
10 : 1
students per teacher
37%
get Pell grants (lower income)
68%
take federal loans
6%
undergrads 25 or older
2%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Frederick

7% of Frederick’s 92,059 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Frederick pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Hood College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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19.7 mi4,562 students
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20.6 mi2,867 students
Carroll Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Westminster
24.1 mi2,594 students
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McDaniel CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Westminster
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Montgomery CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rockville
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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.