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
- $23,4091,361st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $36,6501,528th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $36,6501,482nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $52,3961,531st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,6881,544th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,376528th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,9131,228th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 69.2%448th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.2%763rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 53.0%301st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1336157th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0941,314th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.4%1,528th highest of 2,122 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.
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hendrix College’s 1,094 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In AR
- Philander Smith UniversityLittle Rock, AR · 842 undergrads
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · 1,361 undergrads
- John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, AR · 1,415 undergrads
- University of the OzarksClarksville, AR · 753 undergrads
- Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,491 undergrads
- Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,612 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 1,095 undergrads
- American International CollegeSpringfield, MA · 1,097 undergrads
- City University of SeattleSeattle, WA · 1,091 undergrads
- Shorter UniversityRome, GA · 1,091 undergrads
- Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY · 1,099 undergrads
- Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH · 1,100 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitehendrix.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 107080)
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