Hood College Ranking Badges

Hood earned 12 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 7 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #33 of 748 in Most Focused for Educational Administration, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 12 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
Highest placement: #33 of 748, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 7
Placements this edition: 133
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Hood College Earned?

Hood College holds 12 ranking badges across 7 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Read about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	7
Total	12

What Is Hood College Known For?

Hood College is best known for Education: 3 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Educational Administration, Romance Languages and General Biology.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best		✓
Overall Diversity	✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Biology
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Relations & Advertising
Most Focused	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Information Technology
Top Ranked	✓
Most Focused		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
Curriculum & Instruction
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Educational Administration
Most Focused		✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Romance Languages
Most Focused		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Mental & Social Health Services
Most Focused	✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
History
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

How Does Hood College Rank in Athletics?

Hood College earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #43 of 92 in Volleyball (D3) (top 47%).

How Does Hood College Rank for Online Students?

Hood College earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #60 of 63 in Most Popular Online for Information Science.

How Does Hood College Rank for Veterans?

Hood College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,959 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 40%).

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Notes and References

These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Hood College appears in 133 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.