10-yr median earnings
$60,376
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Conway, Arkansas
Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private nonprofit institution in Conway, Arkansas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $60,376
- 10-yr median earnings
- 55.6%
- Acceptance rate
- $24,149
- Avg net price / yr
- 70.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Hendrix College pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 15%
- former-student earnings, US
- 55.6%
- acceptance rate
- 70.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +51%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Hendrix College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
57/100
Hendrix College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A-
$60,376
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$24,149
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
70.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,688
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
83.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C+
79.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$24,149
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
70.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 70.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Hendrix College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Hendrix College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Hendrix College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$60,376 Top 15% higher than 85% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Hendrix College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $60,376 | #780 of 5103 | 85th |
| Average net price | $24,149 | #3812 of 5020 | 24th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.7% | #1348 of 4858 | 72nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,100 | #2088 of 5462 | 62nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,100
Undergraduate enrollment
55.6%
Acceptance rate
1,282
SAT average
70.7%
150%-time completion
$60,376
10-yr median earnings
79.6%
First-year retention
How Hendrix College ranks in Arkansas
State rank among 72 reporting Arkansas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Hendrix College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $60,376 | #5 of 72 | 93rd |
| Average net price | $24,149 | #68 of 70 | 3rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.7% | #10 of 67 | 85th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,100 | #23 of 74 | 69th |
Highest former-student earnings in Arkansas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson Regional School of Nursing | $73,975 | - |
| 2 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | $73,827 | - |
| 3 | University of Arkansas Grantham | $63,496 | $8,370 |
| 4 | Baptist Health College Little Rock | $62,244 | $25,454 |
| 5 | Hendrix CollegeThis school | $60,376 | $24,149 |
| 6 | University of Arkansas | $58,191 | $18,209 |
| 7 | John Brown University | $53,907 | $20,397 |
| 8 | Harding University | $52,876 | $22,130 |
| 9 | Ouachita Baptist University | $51,673 | $22,409 |
| 10 | Central Baptist College | $46,789 | $12,287 |
| 11 | University of Central Arkansas | $45,938 | $16,511 |
| 12 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | $45,265 | $17,248 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 55.6% |
| SAT Average | 1,282 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 563 – 680 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 560 – 668 |
| ACT Average | 28 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 23 – 31 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Hendrix College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$15,951 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$18,838 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$26,414 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$27,453 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Hendrix College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $38,200 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $38,200 |
| Average Net Price | $24,149 |
23.2%
Pell Grant Rate
45.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,688
Median Debt
$283/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Hendrix College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $10,299 to $25,503 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +5.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$10,299
Highest year
$25,503
Most recent (2023)
$23,409
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $22,2312023 · $23,409
Over the same years, enrollment went -23.4% (1,428 → 1,094 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
50.6%
Female
19.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
79.6%
Retention Rate
$39,913
Median Earnings (6yr)
57.9%
Earning Over $25K
83.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 70.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 79.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $39,913 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $60,376 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 57.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 83.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $26,688 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $283/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's | 23 | $77,167 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | 17 | $48,969 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 36 | $39,070 | $26,975 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | 8 | - | - |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 18 | - | $23,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's | 18 | - | $21,362 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | 12 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Hendrix College? ▼
Hendrix College is a private nonprofit institution in Conway, Arkansas. The acceptance rate is 55.6%. The average SAT score is 1,282. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,100 students.
How much do Hendrix College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Hendrix College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $60,376 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,913.
How much does Hendrix College cost? ▼
The average net price at Hendrix College is $24,149. In-state tuition is $38,200 and out-of-state tuition is $38,200. Median student debt at graduation is $26,688.
What is the graduation rate at Hendrix College? ▼
Hendrix College has a 70.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 79.6%.
Is Hendrix College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Hendrix College is $26,688, while former students earn a median of $60,376 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 44% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 83.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $283.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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