Hood College Student Population

How many students at Hood?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hood College has a total enrollment of 2,101 students, including 1,198 undergraduate and 903 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 710 male students (33.8%) and 1,391 female students (66.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,112 White students (52.9%) and 317 Black students (15.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,198 undergraduate students (57%) and 903 graduate students (43%).
• Class Delivery: 376 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 234 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Hood's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 710 male (33.79%) and 1,391 female (66.21%) students are attending Hood College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 51.04.

By class level, 1,198 (57.02%) are undergraduate students and 903 (42.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 34.56% are male and 65.44% are female, while among graduate students, 32.78% are male and 67.22% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,112 White, 317 Black, and 72 Asian students out of a total of 2,101 are attending at Hood College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hood College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Hood has 17 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 1,304 students under 25 years old, and 774 students over 25 years old out of 2,078 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 17 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Hood has 1,141 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 68 students aged 25 and over.

It has 163 graduate students aged under 25 and 706 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Hood College, 376 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 234 students are enrolled in some online courses.

335 students who live in Maryland or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 41 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,198 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 85 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.10%.83 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.