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Hood College

Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701

Official telephone: (301) 663-3131
Fax number: (301) 696-3790
Website: www.hood.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Brenda DiSorbo,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 301 696-3411
301 696-3812 (fax)
finaid@hood.edu
FAFSA number: 002076

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $36,000; $36,000 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $540
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,100
Other expenses: Travel/transportation and personal/miscellaneous expenses.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
91% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
75% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
19% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
9% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
22% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
11% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
78% for first-year students
74% for full-time undergraduates
39% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$28,376 for first-year students
$26,419 for full-time undergraduates
$8,933 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$25,594 for first-year students
$22,750 for full-time undergraduates
$6,009 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$37,280 for first-year students
$4,739 for full-time undergraduates
$4,170 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,728 for first-year students
$4,243 for full-time undergraduates
$4,170 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
21% of first-year students
18% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$18,077 for first-year students
$15,609 for full-time undergraduates
$8,916 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 26%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 73%
Average student debt upon graduation: $27,197
Types of payment plans:
  • family tuition reduction
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)

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