Frederick, Maryland · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Hood College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Frederick, Maryland. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 2,101 students in fall 2024, including 1,198 undergraduates and 903 graduate students.
Hood College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Educational Leadership and Administration, Business Administration and Management, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 592 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
2,101
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
592
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 56
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
68%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
269
Master's degrees
205
Doctoral degrees (research)
13
Certificates under 1 year
8
Postbaccalaureate certificates
97
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,101
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,198
Graduate students, fall 2024
903
Full-time, fall 2024
69%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,349
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,275
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,074
Full-time, 2024-25
65%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
67%
Men
33%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation
President
Dr. Deborah D. Ricker
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization