The student population at Hood College is 2,101 (1,198 undergraduate and 903 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 187 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Hood is 57.02% which is decreased by 79 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 108 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.96 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
376 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 4,077.78% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,092 where 2,101 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
57.02% of total students is undergraduate students and 42.98% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 79 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 108 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.96 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Hood than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hood College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,288 | 1,277 | 478 | 799 | 1,011 | 347 | 664 |
| 2016-17 | 2,144 -144 | 1,174 -103 | 453 -25 | 721 -78 | 970 -41 | 342 -5 | 628 -36 |
| 2017-18 | 2,112 -32 | 1,128 -46 | 434 -19 | 694 -27 | 984 14 | 332 -10 | 652 24 |
| 2018-19 | 2,005 -107 | 1,092 -36 | 403 -31 | 689 -5 | 913 -71 | 310 -22 | 603 -49 |
| 2019-20 | 2,002 -3 | 1,126 34 | 414 11 | 712 23 | 876 -37 | 304 -6 | 572 -31 |
| 2020-21 | 2,042 40 | 1,187 61 | 433 19 | 754 42 | 855 -21 | 281 -23 | 574 2 |
| 2021-22 | 2,095 53 | 1,217 30 | 435 2 | 782 28 | 878 23 | 271 -10 | 607 33 |
| 2022-23 | 2,056 -39 | 1,202 -15 | 452 17 | 750 -32 | 854 -24 | 270 -1 | 584 -23 |
| 2023-24 | 2,078 22 | 1,209 7 | 441 -11 | 768 18 | 869 15 | 280 10 | 589 5 |
| 2024-25 | 2,101 23 | 1,198 -11 | 414 -27 | 784 16 | 903 34 | 296 16 | 607 18 |
| Average | 2,092 | 1,181 | 436 | 745 | 911 | 303 | 608 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,181 where 1,198 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Hood College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,277 | 1,180 | 447 | 733 | 97 | 31 | 66 |
| 2016-17 | 1,174 | 1,090 | 417 | 673 | 84 | 36 | 48 |
| 2017-18 | 1,128 | 1,048 | 399 | 649 | 80 | 35 | 45 |
| 2018-19 | 1,092 | 1,013 | 376 | 637 | 79 | 27 | 52 |
| 2019-20 | 1,126 | 1,057 | 384 | 673 | 69 | 30 | 39 |
| 2020-21 | 1,187 | 1,132 | 411 | 721 | 55 | 22 | 33 |
| 2021-22 | 1,217 | 1,162 | 414 | 748 | 55 | 21 | 34 |
| 2022-23 | 1,202 | 1,152 | 433 | 719 | 50 | 19 | 31 |
| 2023-24 | 1,209 | 1,174 | 426 | 748 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | 1,198 | 1,172 | 399 | 773 | 26 | 15 | 11 |
| Average | 1,181 | 1,181 | 411 | 707 | 1,181 | 25 | 38 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 911 where 903 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Hood College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,011 | 164 | 81 | 83 | 847 | 266 | 581 |
| 2016-17 | 970 | 176 | 88 | 88 | 794 | 254 | 540 |
| 2017-18 | 984 | 187 | 85 | 102 | 797 | 247 | 550 |
| 2018-19 | 913 | 161 | 80 | 81 | 752 | 230 | 522 |
| 2019-20 | 876 | 150 | 64 | 86 | 726 | 240 | 486 |
| 2020-21 | 855 | 147 | 68 | 79 | 708 | 213 | 495 |
| 2021-22 | 878 | 154 | 60 | 94 | 724 | 211 | 513 |
| 2022-23 | 854 | 234 | 104 | 130 | 620 | 166 | 454 |
| 2023-24 | 869 | 260 | 118 | 142 | 609 | 162 | 447 |
| 2024-25 | 903 | 271 | 112 | 159 | 632 | 184 | 448 |
| Average | 911 | 911 | 86 | 104 | 911 | 217 | 504 |
The percentage of white students is 52.93%. The percentage was 64.64% 10 years ago and Hood still has a high percentage of white students. 3.43% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.09% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.71% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 64.64% to 52.93%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.10% to 3.43%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.27% to 15.09%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.82% to 11.71%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6796 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5647 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hood College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1 | 71 | 235 | 156 | 2 | 1,479 | 81 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 71 | 237 | 138 | 2 | 1,359 | 80 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 59 | 270 | 156 | 1 | 1,304 | 88 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 61 | 270 | 170 | 3 | 1,222 | 81 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 71 | 283 | 191 | 3 | 1,226 | 86 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 71 | 327 | 191 | 3 | 1,235 | 92 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 78 | 328 | 194 | 0 | 1,252 | 108 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 72 | 294 | 193 | 1 | 1,179 | 109 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 66 | 302 | 224 | 0 | 1,131 | 102 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 72 | 317 | 246 | 1 | 1,112 | 108 |
| Average | 2 | 69 | 286 | 186 | 2 | 1,250 | 94 |
376 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 4,077.78% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Hood College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,288 | 9 | 41 | 2,238 |
| 2016-17 | 2,144 | 8 | 10 | 2,126 |
| 2017-18 | 2,112 | 11 | 43 | 2,058 |
| 2018-19 | 2,005 | 3 | 3 | 1,999 |
| 2019-20 | 2,002 | 14 | 18 | 1,970 |
| 2020-21 | 2,042 | 222 | 896 | 924 |
| 2021-22 | 2,095 | 348 | 187 | 1,560 |
| 2022-23 | 2,056 | 355 | 257 | 1,444 |
| 2023-24 | 2,078 | 360 | 269 | 1,449 |
| 2024-25 | 2,101 | 376 | 234 | 1,491 |
| Average | 2,092 | 171 | 196 | 1,726 |
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