Hendrix College

Conway, AR · Private · Small city

Private institution in Conway, AR · 1,094 undergraduates · 53% acceptance rate · $60,376 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 15%Average SAT
Top 19%Acceptance rate
Top 19%Median ACT
Top 22%Graduation rate (4-year)

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $23,4091,367th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $36,6501,543rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $36,6501,497th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $52,3961,545th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $26,6881,555th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $60,376529th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $39,9131,233rd highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 69.2%450th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 78.2%769th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 53.0%307th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1336157th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 28177th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 1,0941,315th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 23.4%1,543rd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 297 mi (DAL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Most Selective Colleges in Arkansas#1

Applying

EANov 15
RDFeb 1

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: Free
Personal essay: Required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciences	bachelors	$31,839	$38,289
History	bachelors	$24,912	—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages	bachelors	$24,421	$16,478
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences	bachelors	$23,649	—
Psychology, GeneralPsychology	bachelors	$20,140	$22,652
AnthropologySocial Sciences	bachelors	$15,552	—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	—	—
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies	bachelors	—	—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences	bachelors	—	—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences	bachelors	—	—
ChemistryPhysical Sciences	bachelors	—	—
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages	bachelors	—	—

Campus facts

Religious affiliation: United Methodistsource
Founded in 1876source
Athletic nickname: "Warriors"source
Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
School colors: Blacksource
Mascot: Altus the Warriorsource
Motto: "εἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον (Ancient Greek)"source
Formerly known as "Central Institute" (1876–1881)source
Formerly known as "Central Collegiate Institute" (1881–1889)source
Formerly known as "Hendrix College" (1889–1929)source
Formerly known as "Hendrix-Henderson College" (1929–1930)source
Formerly known as "Trinity College (1930)"source
Athletic conference: SCACsource
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Notable alum: Mary Steenburgensource

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.