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hood FACTS CHARACTER UNDERGRADUATES FINANCIAL AID U.S. News & World Report named Hood “A Great School at a Great Price.” FACULTY Hood is a coed, independent liberal arts college, known for its outstanding faculty, research opportunities and experiential learning. LOCATION Women: 69% Men: 31% States represented: 34 Countries represented: 25 ENTERING CLASS PROFILE, FALL 2008 Located in historic Frederick, Maryland (the third-largest city in the state), Hood is an hour from Washington, D.C., an hour from Baltimore and 30 minutes from the I-270 technology corridor. STUDENTS Total students: 2,533 Undergraduates: 1,449 Graduate students: 1,084 Students intern at more than 600 sites in Frederick, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. New first-year students: 308 New transfer students: 135 Women: 65% Men: 35% Racially/ethnically diverse students: 20% International students: 4% SAT middle 50%: 950–1180 (Critical Reading, Math) Average GPA: 3.52 Top 50% of high school graduating class: 87% Top 25%: 53% National Honor Society scholars: 28 Residential students: 83% HONORS STUDENTS Merit aid awarded to the class of 2013: $2,622,997 Average financial aid package for first-year students with need: $20,894 Average financial aid package for all full-time undergraduate students with need: $20,854 Percent of first-time students receiving scholarships: 96% Percent of all full-time undergraduates receiving scholarships: 98% ACADEMICS Full time: 80; 94% hold the terminal degree in their field Classes taught by faculty: 100% (no graduate/ teacher assistants) Student-to-faculty ratio Undergraduate: 13:1 Graduate 14:1 STUDENT LIFE Average GPA: 4.2 (weighted) Average SAT: 1250 Average class rank: top 10% of high school class Hood College offers the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science in 27 major fields of study, 14 master’s degrees, 4 postbaccalaureate certificates and certification programs in education. Average class size Undergraduate: 17 Graduate: 12 Hood students participate in more than 60 organizations and 16 honor societies. Student groups include academic/ departmental, cultural, governing/representative, media, performance, programming, service and social groups. Hood College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, disability, religion, age or any other protected classification under applicable federal, state or local law, in recruitment, admission and access to, treatment or employment in its programs, services, benefits or activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act and their implementing regulations. Admission Office 401 Rosemont Avenue Frederick, MD 21701 (800) 922-1599 (301) 696-3400 admission@hood.edu This paper contains 30 percent post-consumer recovered fiber and is manufactured with electricity in the form of renewable energy. H08020 8.09 www.hood.edu 30% Cert no. SW-COC-001530 h

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