Hood College

Hood College

Former names	Woman's College of Frederick (1893–1913)
Motto	Latin: Corde et Mente et Manu
Motto in English	With Heart and Mind and Hand
Type	Private college
Established	1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Religious affiliation	United Church of Christ
Endowment	$104.5 million (2020)[1]
President	Debbie Ricker (interim)
Academic staff	120
Students	2,095[2]
Undergraduates	1,217[2]
Location	Frederick, Maryland , U.S.
Campus	Urban, 50 acres (20 ha)
Newspaper	The Blue and Grey
Colors	Blue and grey
Nickname	Blazers
Sporting affiliations	Middle Atlantic Conferences NCAA Division III
Mascot	Blaze
Website	hood.edu

Hood College is a private college in Frederick, Maryland. In fall 2018, Hood enrolled 2,052 students (1,092 undergraduate students; 960 graduate students). Thirty-eight percent of students are either members of under-represented racial or ethnic populations or from foreign countries.^[3]

It was established in 1893 by the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States as the Woman's College of Frederick. An all-female institution until 1971, the college initially admitted men only as commuters. This continued until 2003, when male students were extended the option of residential status.