Hood College is a private college in Frederick, Maryland, affiliated with the United Church of Christ. It was established in 1893 as the Woman's College of Frederick by the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States and renamed in 1913 for benefactor Margaret Scholl Hood. It remained a women's college until 1971, when men were admitted as commuters, and extended residential status to men in 2003. The 50-acre campus is within walking distance of downtown Frederick. Wikipedia lists about 2,100 students including around 1,200 undergraduates, with 33 undergraduate majors, 19 master's programs and a selective Honors Program. Its Blazers compete in NCAA Division III, and fashion designer Claire McCardell is an alumna. Hood is test-optional, has no application fee, and reviews applications holistically on a rolling basis.
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Hood accepts the Common App, is test-optional and charges no application fee. Nursing has separate rounds.
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401 Rosemont Ave, Frederick, MD 21701, United States, Maryland
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