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University or college · Private nonprofit

Hendrix College

Conway, AR

Hendrix College is a private nonprofit college in Conway, AR, with about 1,107 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,107
1,098 undergrad · 9 grad
Admission rate
56%
lower than at 80% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$24,149
higher than at 68% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
72%
higher than at 82% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$60,376
higher than at 85% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Hendrix College?

56%

of applicants admitted

About 11 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
560–668
SAT math
563–680
ACT
23–31

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1282.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $55,013 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $38,200Room & board $14,852Books & supplies $900Other costs $1,061

After grants, the average family on aid pays $24,149.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$26,414

About $105,656 over 4 years · 52% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
72%
within 6 years · Pell students 67%
Come back for year two
80%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$60,376
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,688
about $283 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

8.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$283 a month against about $3,326 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

76%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 92% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$43k
Middle income$30–75k
$61k
Higher incomeover $75k
$65k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Psychology 18%Social sciences 14%Health professions 14%Biology 11%Computer science 7%English 7%Everything else 28%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Psychology, General32 graduates a year · typical debt $26,975
$39k4 yrs out
Biology, General27 graduates a year · typical debt $23,000
$20k1 yr out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General22 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer Science17 graduates a year
—not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology16 graduates a year · typical debt $21,362
—not reported
English Language and Literature, General11 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$49k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government11 graduates a year
$19k1 yr out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences10 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,100 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 69%Hispanic 8%Black 7%Asian 3%Two or more 5%International 2%

Women and men

Women 51%Men 49%
11 : 1
students per teacher
23%
get Pell grants (lower income)
45%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Conway

16% of Conway’s 72,328 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Conway pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Hendrix College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Central Baptist CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Conway
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University of Central ArkansasUniversity or college · Public · Conway
1.8 mi8,426 students
University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonCommunity college · Public · Morrilton
16.8 mi1,962 students
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · North Little Rock
23.5 mi2,253 students
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesUniversity or college · Public · Little Rock
25.2 mi2,164 students
Shorter CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · North Little Rock
25.8 mi287 students
University of Arkansas at Little RockUniversity or college · Public · Little Rock
26.8 mi5,059 students
Philander Smith UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Little Rock
26.8 mi841 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.