What is Hendrix College’s Compass Score?

Excellent (grade A-). It ranks in the top 16% of rated colleges. The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.

How much does Hendrix College cost after financial aid?

The average net price is about $24,000 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.

How hard is it to get into Hendrix College?

Hendrix College admitted 56% of applicants in the most recent federal data.

How do Hendrix College’s graduates do?

72% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $60,376; the median federal debt at graduation is $26,688.

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Hendrix College

Conway, AR · Private nonprofit · 4-year

Your real cost

Average price after aid About $24,000 a year

Median debt at graduation: $26,688 (all students)

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Academic Excellence

A-

Excellent · Top 16%

From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

Graduation rate 35% of score72%
First-year retention 20% of score80%
Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreSAT 1,282 · ACT 27
Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of score11 to 1
Instructional spending per student 15% of score$15,797

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

What families pay, by income

Average paid by families who received aid, by income. Families who get no aid pay the full cost of attendance: $55,013 a year.

Average net price by family income
Family income	Price after aid
Up to $30,000	About $16,000
$30,001–$48,000	About $19,000
$48,001–$75,000	About $26,000
$75,001–$110,000	About $26,000
Over $110,000	About $27,000

Use the college’s net price calculator for your own estimate.

Cost and value

Federal data: what families pay after aid, what graduates earn, and what they owe.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students Fall enrollment (IPEDS)	1,098
Men and women College Scorecard, fall 2023	Men 49% · Women 51%
First-generation students College Scorecard	19%
First-year students from another state IPEDS, fall 2023	51%
Total students	1,107
Average net price (per year) After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid	About $24,000
Cost of attendance (per year)	$55,013
Median federal debt at graduation	$26,688
Graduation rate First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time	72%
Graduation rate for Pell grant recipients College Scorecard, within 6 years	63%
Graduation rate for first-generation students College Scorecard, within 6 years	65%
Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years College Scorecard, within 3 years	76%
First-year retention	80%
Median earnings 10 years after entry	$60,376
Admission rate	56%
Application fee IPEDS, 2023–24	No application fee
Typical rent HUD fair market rent, FY2026	About $989 a month for a one-bedroom
Students receiving Pell grants	23%

Admitted students’ middle range:SAT 1123–1348ACT 23–31

Admission test scores (middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores)
Average SAT	1282
SAT reading & writing	560–668
SAT math	563–680
ACT composite	23–31
Test policy	Considered but not required

Value: Good (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Earnings by major

Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).

Median earnings by major
Major	Median earnings
Economics	$77,167
English	$48,969
Psychology	$39,070

Also offered (no earnings published yet): Accounting, Anthropology, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Classics, Computer science, Fine arts, German, Health sciences, History, Interdisciplinary studies, International relations, Kinesiology and exercise science, Mathematics, Music, Natural resources and conservation, Neuroscience, Other philosophy and religious studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political science, Religious studies, Romance languages, Sociology, Teacher education, Theatre.

What students study most

Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).

Most common bachelor’s fields
Field	Share of degrees
Social sciences	19%
Biology	16%
Health professions	13%
Psychology	12%
English	10%

Campus life

School colors
Setting	City
Part-time undergraduates	1%
Undergraduates aged 25 and older	1%
On-campus room and board (per year)	$14,852
Sports	NCAA Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
ROTC	Army
Study abroad	Offered
Students per faculty member	11 to 1
Undergraduates registered with the disability office	About 17%IPEDS, 2023–24
Faculty who are full-time	100%College Scorecard, fall 2023
Endowment per student	$184,772IPEDS, 2023, per student
Nearest airport with airline service	Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)About 29 miles away · about 45 minutes by car
Town population	67,642Census, 2020–2024
Nearest city of 250,000 people or more	MemphisAbout 140 miles away · about 3 hours by car
Typical weather	38°F in January · 81°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from Conway, AR, about 3 miles away

Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard), except school colors.

Questions families ask

What is Hendrix College’s Compass Score?: Excellent (grade A-). It ranks in the top 16% of rated colleges. The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.
How much does Hendrix College cost after financial aid?: The average net price is about $24,000 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.
How hard is it to get into Hendrix College?: Hendrix College admitted 56% of applicants in the most recent federal data.
How do Hendrix College’s graduates do?: 72% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $60,376; the median federal debt at graduation is $26,688.

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IPEDS unit ID 107080
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate college (arts & sciences)
Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
Religious affiliation (IPEDS): United Methodist
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