Hendrix College vs Williams College

Conway, AR · Williamstown, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AR:MA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • Hendrix College: enrollment shrank -23.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -33 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.
  • Williams College: enrollment ranged 1,917–2,138 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Hendrix College: acceptance rate tightened -34.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).
  • Williams College: acceptance rate tightened -41.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Hendrix College vs Williams College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Williams College leads on acceptance rate (8.3% vs 55.6% at Hendrix College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Williams College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,761 vs $26,688 at Hendrix College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Williams College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($71,754 vs $39,913 at Hendrix College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Hendrix College and Williams College?
Williams College leads on acceptance rate at 8.3% versus 55.6% at Hendrix College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Hendrix College and Williams College?
Williams College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,761 versus $26,688 at Hendrix College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Hendrix College and Williams College?
Williams College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $71,754 versus $39,913 at Hendrix College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025