Hood vs. The Sage Colleges

Hood College vs. The Sage Colleges comparison

	Hood College	The Sage Colleges	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Hood	The Sage Colleges
Location	Frederick, MD	Troy, NY
Setting	Small City	Small City
Enrollment	2,056	2,159
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	hood.edu	sage.edu
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Costs	Hood	The Sage Colleges
Tuition (In State)	$43,800	$33,851
Tuition (Out of State)	$43,800	$33,851
Room & Board	$13,600	$13,543
Avg Net Price	$23,624	$22,456
Avg Grant Aid	$34,047	$27,982
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	100%

Admission	Hood	The Sage Colleges
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	3,000	1,737
Admitted	2,336	1,279
Acceptance Rate	77.9%	73.6%
Enrolled %	12.7%	18.6%
Avg High School GPA	3.41	3.3
Typical High School Grades	B+	B+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline	Aug 15, 2025

Academics	Hood	The Sage Colleges
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	10:1
Popular Majors	Business (13%) Psychology (12%) Education (9%) Biology (8%) Social Sciences (8%)	Health Professions (20%) Visual and Performing Arts (19%) Business (15%) Education (11%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (8%)
Outcomes	Hood	The Sage Colleges
Graduation Rate	68%	58%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$47,300	$43,100
Making Student Loan Payments	73%	62%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$23,250
Median Loan Payment	$279	$240

Diversity	Hood	The Sage Colleges
% Men	35%	23%
% Women	65%	77%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	63%	63%
% Black	12%	13%
% Hispanic	9%	9%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	5%	3%
% International	2%	0%
% Unknown Race	5%	8%

Students	Hood	The Sage Colleges
% In-State	70%	86%
% Out-of-State	29%	13%
Campus	Hood	The Sage Colleges
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• The Sage Colleges is larger than than Hood based on total student enrollment (2,159 students vs. 2,056 students)

Hood vs. The Sage Colleges Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Hood or The Sage Colleges?

• Hood College is 29.4% more expensive to attend than The Sage Colleges for in-state tuition ($43,800.00 vs. $33,851.00)
• Out of state tuition is 29.4% higher at Hood than The Sage Colleges ($43,800.00 vs. $33,851.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at The Sage Colleges than Hood ($22,456 vs. $23,624)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at The Sage Colleges are 0.4% lower than costs at Hood College ($13,543 vs. $13,600)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Hood College as The Sage Colleges (100% vs. 100%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Hood College students is 21.7% larger than aid received The Sage Colleges ($34,047 vs. $27,982)

Hood vs. The Sage Colleges Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Hood or The Sage Colleges? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between The Sage Colleges or Hood .

• Accepted freshman Hood students have a 0.11 point higher average high school GPA (3.41) than students at The Sage Colleges (3.3)
• Hood has a higher acceptance rate (77.9%) than The Sage Colleges (73.6%)

Hood vs. The Sage Colleges Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Hood or The Sage Colleges? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between The Sage Colleges and Hood.

• The graduation rate at Hood is higher than The Sage Colleges (68% vs. 58%)
• Graduates from Hood College earn on average $4,200 more per year than The Sage Colleges graduates after ten years. ($47,300 vs. $43,100)
• The Sage Colleges students graduate with a $3,750 lower median federal student loan debt than Hood graduates. ($23,250 vs. $27,000)
• The Sage Colleges graduates are paying $39 less per month on federal student loans than Hood graduates. ($240 vs. $279)
• More Hood graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former The Sage Colleges students, three years after graduation. (73% vs. 62%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/