Hendrix College

Conway, AR · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

55.6%

Acceptance rate

1,336

SAT Average

$23,409

Avg net price

1,094

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,336

SAT Reading/Writing560–668

SAT Math563–680

ACT Composite23–31

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 283Master’s 10	283	10
Bachelor’s 50Master’s None reported	50	None reported
Bachelor’s 41Master’s None reported	41	None reported
Bachelor’s 41Master’s None reported	41	None reported
Bachelor’s 32Master’s None reported	32	None reported
Bachelor’s 20Master’s None reported	20	None reported
Bachelor’s 19Master’s None reported	19	None reported
Bachelor’s 17Master’s None reported	17	None reported
Bachelor’s 15Master’s 10	15	10
Bachelor’s 13Master’s None reported	13	None reported
Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reported	9	None reported
Bachelor’s 8Master’s None reported	8	None reported
Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reported	7	None reported
Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reported	7	None reported
Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reported	3	None reported
Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reported	1	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports20

BaseballFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's LacrosseMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & Diving

Athletic participation

462 unique student-athletes · 21 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Action

Nov 15, 2026

Regular Admission

Feb 1, 2027

FAFSA due Oct 1

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $37,850
Required fees: $350
Food and housing: $14,852
Books and supplies: $900
Other expenses: $3,520
Total: $57,472

Total by year

$64,0602019–2019–20
$66,3102020–2120–21
$50,5502021–2221–22
$52,7002022–2322–23
$55,4442023–2423–24
$57,4722024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $23,409 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2022–23

First-years with need-based aid: 63%
Average share of need met: 85.9%
Average need-based grant: $227,854
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation62%

6-year graduation69%

Retention rate78%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$60,376

Median debt$26,688

Campus

Enrollment1,094

Student-faculty ratio11:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Hendrix College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 2 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2022–23).

Hendrix College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 2 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Hendrix College runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.

Early Action nonbindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Dec 15

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jun 1

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Hendrix College withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.

Enrolled first-years by geography

363 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈200In-state (domestic)≈161International≈2

Admit odds by pool

In-state admit rateNot disclosed

Out-of-state admit rateNot disclosed

International admit rateNot disclosed

Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 68.6% in 2021–22.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

14.1% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

63.4% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Hendrix College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 91% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 53.2% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.85

High-school class rank

Among the 53.2% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Hendrix College rates 4 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Class rank: Important
Recommendation(s): Important

Nonacademic

Interview: Important
Extracurricular activities: Important
Talent / ability: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Character / personal qualities: Not considered
First generation: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Work experience: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

Hendrix College leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Applicant residency & citizenshipCDS C1Not disclosed

Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)

Hendrix College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $52,050 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $23,409 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 224 of 357 first-years in the 2022–23 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

What that meant in 2022–23

Cost of attendance $52,050

Average aid package, 60% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 40% of sticker

Averages among the 224 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Hendrix College offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

78.2% of Hendrix College’s first-years return for a second year and 69.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03