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| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
| Year established: |
1893 |
| Type of school: |
college, private (nonprofit) |
| Programs: |
4-year undergraduate, graduate school |
| Religious affiliation: |
no |
| Campus enrollment: |
2,522 students |
| Coeducational information: |
coeducational institution, became coeducational in 2003 |
| Location description: |
in or near a small/medium city (pop. 75,000-300,000) |
| Application fee: |
$35 |
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| Street address: |
Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701 |
| Mailing address: |
Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701 |
| Main telephone numbers: |
301 663-3131
301 696-3790 (fax) |
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| Main homepage: |
www.hood.edu |
| Campus map: |
www.hood.edu/welcome/
visit.cfm?pid=visit_directionsCampusMap.ht |
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| SAT number: |
5296 |
| ACT number: |
1702 |
| FAFSA number: |
002076 |
| FICE number: |
2076 |
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| CAMPUS SUMMARY |
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Many changes are happening at Hood College. For almost 110 years, Hood was a liberal arts college dedicated to the education of women. In the past 30 years, men have been attending Hood as commuters in both the graduate and undergraduate programs. Effective fall 2003, men will also be admitted to the residential program, making the college fully coeducational.
The change in residential programming is producing changes elsewhere on campus. Hood will add five varsity sports for men (basketball, cross-country, golf, swimming and tennis), and will also make changes to the women’s athletic program. Cross-country and golf will become varsity sports for women, as well.
Changes are also occurring to Hood’s facilities. Hood dedicated the Hodson Center for Science and Technology, a $20 million state-of-the-art facility for teaching and research, in 2002. The Center contains sophisticated laboratories designed specifically for biology, biochemistry, chemistry, and environmental studies. The College also performed extensive renovations on the former science building, which now houses extensive computer laboratories, faculty offices, and spaces for students to gather and study.
What won’t change at Hood is the emphasis on student learning and leadership. Both the classroom—where the average class size is 14—and the extracurricular environment focus on active student learning. Hood students learn to lead by being campus leaders, planning events, and taking charge on the athletic field. Hood students also develop and practice critical leadership skills in every class and every campus activity. These skills are enhanced by internships for credit in almost every major. |
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| UNIQUE/SPECIAL PROGRAMS |
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Small classes--the average class size is 14--and an exceptionally well qualified faculty will challenge you in every major offered at Hood. You will also have the opportunity to gain hands-on learning and experience in internships and other activities relating to your major.
Hood also has a long list of campus traditions, ranging from the Honor Code to Welcome Week to dinks, the Margaret Hood Ball, Midnight Breakfast, junior class Ring Dinner, Spring Parties...the list goes on and on. Students appreciate (and develop) these traditions as a way to show their connection to the college. |
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