Hood College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Church of Christ
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (58%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,206
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 71%
From Region 15%
Athletes 383 (32.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 50%
Black 17%
Hispanic 17%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Hood College 269 31% 53% 5% 17% 16% 1% $66,988 35 -0.43 55 98%
Computer Science 17 — 53% 35% 24% 6% 24% 6% $80,891 5 -1.29 79 100% — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 50% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $64,610 19 -0.67 49 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,109 19 -0.76 50 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,468 9 -0.98 38 — — — — —
Biology 25 — 28% 40% 16% 24% 8% 0% $52,109 4 -1.66 17 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies — — — — — — — — $58,567 54 -0.01 32 — — — — —
Nursing 46 — 7% 43% 4% 17% 30% 0% $86,375 28 -0.58 84 100% — — — —
Pre-Art Therapy 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,487 48 -0.14 54 — — — — —
Public Health 6 — 50% 17% 33% 50% 0% 0% $66,090 57 +0.09 53 — — — — —
Accounting 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $77,782 30 -0.60 75 — — — — —
Business Administration 31 — 61% 61% 3% 13% 16% 0% $72,841 52 -0.25 67 99% — — — —
Economics 2 +1 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $74,185 14 -0.90 69 — — — — —
Finance 5 +1 80% 20% 20% 0% 40% 0% $78,999 17 -0.69 76 — — — — —
English 4 +2 0% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,393 73 +0.49 27 82% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $55,368 43 -0.24 24 — — — — —
History 9 — 56% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $51,451 30 -0.53 15 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,422 47 -0.18 24 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +2 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,016 40 -0.27 23 — — — — —
Communication 9 +1 33% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $56,468 33 -0.50 27 95% — — — —
Environmental Science and Policy 6 — 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $59,829 46 -0.13 36 — — — — —
International Studies 5 +1 20% 20% 0% 20% 40% 20% $62,235 24 -0.55 43 — — — — —
Political Science 4 +2 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 25% $70,220 47 -0.15 62 94% — — — —
Psychology 20 +2 15% 60% 0% 15% 20% 0% $60,101 80 +0.76 37 91% — — — —
Public Relations 19 — 26% 47% 0% 21% 5% 0% $71,269 50 -0.03 64 100% — — — —
Social Work 6 — 0% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $47,361 14 -0.70 9 95% — — — —
Sociology 8 — 38% 12% 0% 62% 25% 0% $55,338 51 -0.14 24 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,029 58 +0.21 45 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,397 38 -0.28 13 — — — — —
Special Education 8 — 12% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $49,855 17 -0.91 12 100% — — — —
Art 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $42,638 32 -0.45 5 100% — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,092 14 -0.72 3 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 7 +1 57% 57% 0% 29% 0% 0% $71,319 96 +1.57 64 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $51,038
ROI Percentile 55th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 29.4% 79 25% 56% 0% 22% 11% 3% $61,624 63 +0.01 41 95% —
Health Sciences 19.7% 53 11% 40% 8% 21% 26% 0% $83,703 74 -0.50 82 100% —
Business & Economics 15.2% 41 61% 54% 5% 12% 20% 2% $74,019 38 -0.36 69 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.7% 26 31% 42% 15% 23% 8% 0% $52,431 3 -1.64 17 100% —
Computer Science 6.3% 17 53% 35% 24% 6% 24% 6% $80,891 7 -1.29 79 100% —
Humanities 5.9% 16 38% 62% 0% 0% 31% 0% $53,380 41 -0.22 19 91% —
Education 5.6% 15 7% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $50,108 25 -0.62 13 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.3% 9 22% 67% 0% 11% 11% 0% $64,887 12 -0.72 49 — —
Professional 2.6% 7 57% 57% 0% 29% 0% 0% $71,319 58 +1.57 64 100% —
Arts 2.2% 6 33% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $42,214 12 -0.49 4 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 10 #131 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 10 #473 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 42 $207K $207K $0
Soccer 36 $142K $142K $0
Baseball 35 $173K $173K $0
Other Sports 21 $29K $29K $0
Basketball 15 $176K $176K $0
Golf 13 $40K $40K $0
Swimming 12 $85K $85K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 12 $43K $43K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 12 $31K $31K $0
Volleyball 10 $112K $112K $0
Cross Country 7 $28K $28K $0
Tennis 4 $9K $9K $0
Total 190 $1.1M $1.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Ice Hockey 25 $200K $200K $0
Field Hockey 24 $141K $141K $0
Lacrosse 24 $159K $159K $0
Soccer 24 $149K $149K $0
Softball 19 $184K $184K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 17 $44K $44K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 17 $31K $31K $0
Volleyball 16 $128K $128K $0
Basketball 15 $154K $154K $0
Swimming 11 $85K $85K $0
Cross Country 10 $29K $29K $0
Equestrian 8 $11K $11K $0
Golf 7 $33K $33K $0
Tennis 6 $8K $8K $0
Other Sports 4 $5K $5K $0
Total 193 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 66 $367K $367K $0
Soccer 60 $292K $292K $0
Baseball 35 $173K $173K $0
Basketball 30 $330K $330K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 29 $88K $88K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 29 $63K $63K $0
Volleyball 26 $241K $241K $0
Ice Hockey 25 $200K $200K $0
Other Sports 25 $34K $34K $0
Field Hockey 24 $141K $141K $0
Swimming 23 $170K $170K $0
Golf 20 $74K $74K $0
Softball 19 $184K $184K $0
Cross Country 17 $57K $57K $0
Tennis 10 $18K $18K $0
Equestrian 8 $11K $11K $0
Total 383 $3.5M $3.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional