Hood College
Frederick, Maryland · Also known as Hood · Website
$57,089
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,089
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hood College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Frederick, Maryland with 1,194 undergraduates and 903 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,873 a year (tuition and fees $47,700). It admits 78% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,089 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,873
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$47,700
US median $11,837
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,089
Rank 956 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,873
- Tuition and fees
- $47,700
- Cost of attendance
- $61,219
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 68%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,424
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,454
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,837
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,638
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,078
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $35,150 in 2015-16 to $47,700 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Undergraduates
- 1,194
- Graduate students
- 903
- Part-time students
- 1.8%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 68%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 77
- Endowment
- $197.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 956 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 66 in Maryland (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,873 | $17,413 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $47,700 | $10,410 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 47% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 68% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,415 | $36,662 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,089 | $44,910 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 70% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
77 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $23,331 | $47,694 | $78,503 | $68,257 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 29 | $46,161 | $56,107 | Withheld | $59,571 |
| Psychology, OtherOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $22,000 | $23,358 | $65,110 | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $25,000 | $41,764 | $60,022 | $55,378 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | $91,503 | $90,850 | $69,830 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,000 | Withheld | $53,886 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | $81,915 | $75,246 | $103,485 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | $78,633 | $93,047 | $71,685 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,750 | $78,873 | $92,955 | $88,910 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,200 | $50,499 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,411 | $41,367 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | $67,733 | $71,439 | $63,707 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,855 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,126 | $48,590 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | $50,172 | Withheld | $82,527 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,560 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $22,125 | $32,805 | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | $66,094 | $70,544 | $63,399 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,972 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Frederick and Maryland on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Maryland
Questions and answers
How much does Hood College cost?
$20,873 a year is the average net price at Hood College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $47,700, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $61,219. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,424 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hood College?
78% of applicants are admitted to Hood College. The median admission rate of colleges in Maryland is 76%.
How much do Hood College graduates earn?
$57,089 a year is the median pay of former Hood College students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,415 after 6 years). That ranks 956 of 5,094 US colleges and 19 of 66 in Maryland. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Post-bachelor certificate) at $93,577.
How much student debt do Hood College graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Hood College graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 68% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hood College?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Hood College finish within 6 years. 68% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Hood College?
Educational Administration and Supervision (45 graduate certificate graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (32 bachelor's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (29 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 77 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.