Hood College Transfers: 2024 Requirements, Dates, GPAs & More

This is the complete guide for transferring to Hood. We suggest you read until the end - you can also use the below calculator to estimate your likelihood of being able to transfer to Hood.

I get it - transferring colleges can be confusing, time-consuming and overwhelming. You are not alone. In fact, more than 700,000 students transfer colleges every year.

At Hood, 32.0% of the entire student body are transfer students, so you won’t be alone.

To read about regular admission requirements for Hood College, click here

What are the transfer requirements for Hood?

Hood requires a number of completed documents for consideration. The table below summarizes the most important pieces of information:

In addition to the above requirements, Hood also requires a minimum number of credits completed to apply to be a transfer student.

Hood requires a minimum of 15 credits.

What are Hood College’s Transfer Deadlines?

Many universities accept transfer applications during each semester. For this reason, we break down Hood transfer deadline by fall, winter, spring and summer.

Waiting until the last minute to finalize your application could result in a silly mistake.

We recommend you complete your application at least 1 week before the required deadline.

In fact, take a full 2 day break from looking at anything related to your application and then come back to look for errors. I bet you’ll find a few 😉

When are decision dates for Hood College transfer applicants?

If you applied to transfer to Hood on or before the reported deadlines then you should have your decision date by the notification dates in the below table.

Note this data is current as of 2019 and to the best of our knowledge this hasn’t changed.

What is Hood College’s transfer acceptance rate?

In 2019, Hood received 343 transfer applicants.

The school accepted 225 students. Therefore, the transfer acceptance rate for Hood is 65.6%.

This indicates how hard it is to transfer into Hood. You can use the free calculator below to predict your chances of getting accepted.

Additionally, of the 225 accepted transfer students, 110 students enrolled - that means the yield was 48.89%.

Hood accepts 66 out of every 100 transfer applicants.

How can you afford Hood

Hood costs an average of $N/A. The below vendors all offer private student loans for Hood students to help cover the cost... We have partnered with Edvisors to provide these vendors and keep the offer up-to-date.

What are the Hood College transfer GPA requirements?

Hood requires a minimum college GPA of 2.0 - this is on a 4.33 point scale.

In addition, Hood requires a minimum high school GPA of 2.0.

Additional Transfer Info. for Hood

Hood has noted the additional policies: Articulation system for Maryland colleges and universities..

Will you enjoy transferring to Hood?

There are a lot of reasons to transfer to Hood. Maybe your plan has always been to attend community college, and then move to a four year college to save money while completing your degree.

Maybe you had a bad experience at your first school - don’t worry this is more common than you think.

Or perhaps you’re drawn to Frederick...

Regardless of your reason for transferring, you’re already enrolled at another college or university so you know that the most important element in your college experience is the people and community

Finding success at Hood is dependent on feeling comfortable - will you be able to find a place to find home and grow?

These are the questions that numbers and data cannot answer, but CampusReel can.

If you’re considering transferring to Hood then I highly recommend that you watch the school’s videos on CampusReel. These are real students with real stories.

Final Verdict: How to transfer into Hood

Let’s wrap up everything we’ve learned. If you still have questions about transferring, check out the Hood website for more info.
Hood accepts 65.6% transfer applicants, which is competitive.

To have a shot at transferring into Hood, you should have a current GPA of at least 3.39 - ideally you’re GPA will be around 3.53. In addition, you will need to submit standardized test scores.

The below tables show the SAT and ACT breakdown of Hood students.

Hood College’s average SAT score is 1145. To be a competitive applicant for Hood College your SAT score should come close to the average - for the ACT you should be aiming for the equivalent.