Frederick, MD
Hood College
https://www.hood.eduRepayment outcome
88.0%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$27,600–$60,200
middle 50% · median $43,100
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$23,479
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$22,375
Sticker price
before any aid
$45,230
Default rate
4.9%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Education$54,252
- Computer Science$53,810
- Business$36,992
- Biology$34,789
- Public Admin$34,526
- Communication and Media Studies.$33,993
- English & Literature$31,701
- Interdisciplinary$29,685
- History$27,488
- Social Sciences$25,194
- Legal Studies$23,649
- Psychology$21,234
- Visual & Performing Arts$19,455
Academics
Acceptance
81.0%
Avg SAT
1,030
Enrollment
1,347
What students study
16 fields offered
Education
15% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Psychology12.9%
- 03Biology10.1%
- 04Business9.8%
- 05Visual & Performing Arts7.2%
- 06Social Sciences6.9%
- 07Communications6.0%
- 08English & Literature5.0%
- 09Public Admin5.0%
- 10Natural Resources4.4%
- 11Computer Science3.8%
- 12History3.8%
- 13Legal Studies2.8%
- 14Math & Statistics2.2%
- 15Foreign Languages1.9%
- 16Philosophy1.3%