Hood College Top Questions

We have a tradition of the "Hood Hello." This tradiation waas created to have a friendly campus. Everyone time I walked passed someone we would say hello or hey. It was our way to create a relationship between everyone on campus.

Having one of the highest paid presidents in comparison to the school's anual budget

We're pretty small, so we're not known for very much, but we're one of the top private colleges for education majors and a highly ranked school for the northeastern area.

I think Hood College is best known for the high quality of education that they offer to their students.

My school is best known for its small class sizes, friendly environment, beautiful campus and professors who are approachable, friendly and caring.

My school is best known for its very friendly atmosphere, the historic area that it is located in and for its very small size which is beneficial. For example, I prefer smaller class sizes because learning is much more engaging.

Hood College is best known for its excellent liberal arts education in a small setting. Students get to know professors, class sizes are small, and college is in an excellent location near Baltimore and Wash DC.

Hood, being a liberal arts college, is known best for it's excellent music, language, law, and biology programs. There is a large amount of biology students who go on to work at Fort Detrick, which is right down the road. It used to be an all women's college until it went co-ed about six years ago. Also, our college is the location of "one of the most haunted places in maryland" : Broadbeck Music Hall.

The close community atmosphere. It is a school that feels like home, and is a small campus so you get more attention with professors and they have more time to help you in each class. The atmosphere is friendly and inviting, its right in Frederick so shopping areas are not far away and you can walk to a few stores and restaruants if you please. The campus is beautiful and neatly constructed, friendly campus overall.

being a small, friendly liberal arts college - students and faculty are like family on campus and we all work together to provide a safe, fun learning environment. hood college is also a great place to be smart!