Hood College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Hood College is located in Frederick, Maryland, United States. It was established in 1893 and was initially known as the Women’s College of Frederick. The Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States played a vital role in the establishment of this college. The college's campus spreads over an area of approximately 50 acres. Degrees and certificate programs are offered to students in many areas of study including environmental science, economics, religion, management, social work, and mathematics.

Students of Hood College have access to a large number of student clubs and organizations. Some of these are the Least Squares Math Club, Public Relations Student Society of America, Black Student Union, Student Government Association, Hood College Republicans, and Gospel Ensemble.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in computer science and engineering, art studies, therapy and counseling, and science.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High female/male ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,533 in 2009-2010 (1,797 full-time equivalent).

About 33% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 67% of the class.

Undergrads are 53% of enrolled students and graduate students are 47%.

Students under 25 years old represent 53% of the student body. About 13% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Hood provides on-campus housing for 668 of its 1,797 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Capital Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Hood offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (17 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (68 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (28 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (124 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (35 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

LAW (10 awarded)

• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (86 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (30 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

MEDICINE (10 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (60 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Environmental Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (98 awarded)

• Psychology