Saturday, November 07, 2009

Best Colleges 2010

Hood College

Work 401 Rosemont Avenue Frederick, MD 21701
Work(800) 922-1599
Web site: http://www.hood.edu
  • 22Rank
  • 55Score
Tier 1
College Category:
Universities-Master's (North)

Overview : Hood College

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1893
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 1,449
Setting: urban
Endowment: $59,084,921
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: rolling
Application fee: $35
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 78.2%
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $28,170
Mission  
School mission: Founded in 1893, Hood College is an independent liberal arts college providing a residential experience for undergraduate women and men, and a professionally oriented graduate school. Located on 50 acres in the middle of historic Frederick, MD, and within an hour's drive of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Hood is consistently ranked as one of the nation's best and most affordable colleges. In this closely-knit community, students and professors know each other by name. Hood maintains a vibrant community that responds to the intellectual, professional and personal goals of individual students of diverse races, ethnicities and ages. Stressing high quality undergraduate research and internship opportunities, Hood prides itself on providing a university-like education in a small college setting.

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