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Hendrix College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Conway, AR
Population 300,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,094
Men / Women 49% / 51%
White 78%
Black 7%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 42%
Life & Natural Sciences 23%
Business & Economics 13%
Health Sciences 13%
Computer Science & Math 6%
Arts 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,200
Est. Cost of Attendance $55,013
10-Year ROI $126,000
ROI Percentile 36th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 63%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 1160 – 1310
SAT Math Range 563 – 680
SAT RW Range 560 – 668
ACT Range 23 – 31

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Hendrix College 231 49% / 51% 1% $62,163
Computer Science 13 +1 77% / 23% 0%
Mathematics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 18 67% / 33% 6%
Biology 17 +1 41% / 59% 0% $67,708
Chemical Physics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Chemistry 5 20% / 80% 0%
Environmental Studies 6 17% / 83% 0%
Neuroscience 3 +3 33% / 67% 0%
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Health Sciences 30 +3 43% / 57% 0%
Accounting 9 89% / 11% 0%
Economics 22 +3 68% / 32% 5% $80,284
Anthropology 4 25% / 75% 0%
Classics 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
English 23 +6 43% / 57% 0% $56,362
French 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
History 8 +1 75% / 25% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 +1 43% / 57% 0%
International Relations
Philosophy 3 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 14 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Psychology 27 +2 26% / 74% 0% $48,849
Religious Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
Sociology 5 20% / 80% 0%
Spanish 2 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Art 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Music 3 33% / 67% 0%
Theatre 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%