BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Hendrix College

Conway, Arkansas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·hendrix.edu
6-yr Graduation
72%
+16.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,110
peer median 1,080
Avg net price
$23,409
+$370 vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,161
3,161 candidates competed
Admitted
1,759
55.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
318
18.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
72%+16.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
63%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
72%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
67%
Non-Pell
68%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 27 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 24 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
27
Passing
3
11.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

27programs
  • Passing3 · 11.1%
  • No Data24 · 88.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
24

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+23.5%
$39,070 vs $31,625
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+54.8%
$48,969 vs $31,625
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+144.0%
$77,167 vs $31,625

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
69%
$26,866 debt · $39,070 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
55%
$27,000 debt · $48,969 earn
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
35%
$27,000 debt · $77,167 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1924Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,343
$30–48k$21,032
$48–75k$21,853
$75–110k$25,645
$110k+$26,203

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,409
+$370vs Baccalaureate median $23,040
Federal loans
44.8%
In-state tuition
$36,650
Out-of-state
$36,650

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 311 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $5.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
311
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,858,603 total
Direct Loans
$5.5M
896 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
322 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
440 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$123K
6 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.3M
126 loan awards
Grad PLUS$37K
2 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 233 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
233
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.4%
2017
2.3%
2018
3.1%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Hendrix College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

242 total completions
01Social Sciences
5020.7%
02Biological Sciences
4217.4%
03Health Professions
3313.6%
04Psychology
2912.0%
05English Language
2912.0%
06Business
177.0%
07Computer Sciences
145.8%
08Foreign Languages
114.5%
09History
93.7%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
83.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,110
12-mo unduplicated
1,118
Undergraduate
1,108
Graduate
10

Gender split

Men
50%564
Women
50%554

Race / ethnicity composition

White
69.6%
Hispanic
9.0%
Black
7.0%
Two or more
4.8%
Asian
4.1%
Unknown
2.5%
Non-resident
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
443
291 M · 152 W
Women athletes
34.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$75K
$33K
Head-coach salaries
$36K
$26K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
97 M ·
$583K
Baseball
69 M ·
$342K
Soccer
32 M · 29 W
$330K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
35 M · 26 W
$179K
Lacrosse
24 M · 19 W
$358K
Swimming
20 M · 17 W
$146K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.99
8 offenses · 1,144 students

3-year trend

10.212 yrs ago9.821 yr ago6.99Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
30
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
16
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
5
Fondling
2
Rape
1

By location

8total
  • On campus8

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
6
Dating violence
4
Stalking
11 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons11
Drugs023
Liquor636

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
93

Hendrix College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Hendrix College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectHendrix College
72%1,110$23,409Baccalaureate
Ouachita Baptist University
64%67.5%1,858$22,355Baccalaureate
Lyon College
47%62.8%659$22,670Baccalaureate
Southern Virginia University
33%96.4%936$24,014Baccalaureate
Agnes Scott College
71%62.2%1,079$24,224Baccalaureate
Dillard University
43%41.9%1,080$18,553Baccalaureate
Peer group median55%62.8%1,080$23,040

Frequently asked questions about Hendrix College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Hendrix College.

What is the graduation rate at Hendrix College?

Hendrix College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 72% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Hendrix College?

Hendrix College reports a total enrollment of 1,110 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Hendrix College?

The average net price at Hendrix College is $23,409 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Hendrix College?

Hendrix College's yield rate is 18.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Hendrix College located?

Hendrix College is located in Conway, Arkansas 72032-3080.

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