Hendrix College

www.hendrix.edu

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$36,300
4.46% growth from 2022
2023 Average Net Price
$24,236
After Financial Aid
2021 Default Rate
0%
on Student Loans
2023 Acceptance Rate
53%
2,616 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
1,107
99% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
69.2%
234 Graduates

About

Hendrix College is a higher education institution located in Faulkner County, AR. In 2023, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Hendrix College were General Psychology (32 degrees awarded), General Biological Sciences (27 degrees), and General Health Services (22 degrees).

In 2023, 250 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Hendrix College. 56.8% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 43.2% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (180 degrees), 6.21 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (29 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Hendrix College is $36,300, which is $7,020 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

In 2021 the default rate for borrower's at Hendrix College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 254 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Hendrix College is $36,300, which is $7,020 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $24,236.

In 2023, 98% of undergraduate students attending Hendrix College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 45% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$36,300
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Hendrix College was $36,300. The cost of tuition at Hendrix College is $7,020 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

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Average Net Price

$24,236
2023 Value
7.12%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Hendrix College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $24,236. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Hendrix College grew by 7.12%.

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Other Student Expenses

$12,000
Room and Board
$1,100
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Hendrix College was of $12,000 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 3.65% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,100. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

98%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
45%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

98% of undergraduate students at Hendrix College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 2% with respect to 2022, when 100% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

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0%
2021 Default Rate
0
Number of Defaults

In 2021 the default rate for borrower's at Hendrix College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 254 total borrowers.

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Admissions

Hendrix College received 2,616 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 4.14% annual growth. Out of those 2,616 applicants, 1,386 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 53% acceptance rate.

There were 1,107 students enrolled at Hendrix College in 2023. 9% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Hendrix College has an overall enrollment yield of 19.8%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

53%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
1,386
Accepted Out of 2,616

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Hendrix College was 53% (1,386 admissions from 2,616 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 60.3%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants declined by 4.14%, while admissions declined by 15.7%.

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SAT Scores

9%
Submission Percentage (2023)
25
Scores Submitted (2023)

9% of enrolled first-time students at Hendrix College in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Hendrix College had a total enrollment of 1,107 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Hendrix College is 1,096 students and the part-time enrollment is 11. This means that 99% of students enrolled at Hendrix College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Hendrix College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 69.6% White, 9.12% Hispanic or Latino, 6.96% Black or African American, 4.79% Two or More Races, 4.07% Asian, 0.813% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.271% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Hendrix College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (35.1%), followed by White Male (34%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (5.03%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (66.7%), followed by White Female (16.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (16.7%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

99%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Hendrix College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,107 students. The full-time enrollment at Hendrix College is 1,096 and the part-time enrollment is 11. This means that 99% of students enrolled at Hendrix College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.8% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

78%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Hendrix College was 78%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (74%), Hendrix College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    770 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    101 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    77 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Hendrix College is 69.6% White, 9.12% Hispanic or Latino, 6.96% Black or African American, 4.79% Two or More Races, 4.07% Asian, 0.813% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.271% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 53.2% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.9% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 27 students (2.44%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2023, 34 more women than men received degrees from Hendrix College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Hendrix College is white (180 degrees awarded). There were 6.21 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (29 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Hendrix College is General Psychology (32 degrees awarded), followed by General Biological Sciences (27 degrees) and General Health Services (22 degrees).

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Hendrix College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Language & Linguistics (11 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), and Biology (53 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Physicians
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Hendrix College are Physicians (475,336 people), Postsecondary teachers (249,576 people), Other managers (233,764 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (181,408 people), and Other Physical Scientists (176,983 people).

The most specialized majors at Hendrix College in 2023 are Language & Linguistics (11 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), Biology (53 degrees), Physical Sciences (13 degrees), and History (7 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Hendrix College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Diagnostic medical sonographers, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Hendrix College are Language & Linguistics (11 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), Biology (53 degrees), Physical Sciences (13 degrees), and History (7 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Hendrix College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (565,884 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (531,592 people), Elementary & secondary schools (432,184 people), uninformed (400,638 people), and Offices of physicians (227,498 people).

The most specialized majors at Hendrix College are Language & Linguistics (11 degrees awarded), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), Biology (53 degrees), Physical Sciences (13 degrees), and History (7 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

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Most Common (2023)
  1. General Psychology
    32 degrees awarded
  2. General Biological Sciences
    27 degrees awarded
  3. General Health Services
    22 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Hendrix College was General Psychology with 32 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

108
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2023
142
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2023

In 2023, 108 degrees were awarded to men at Hendrix College, which is 0.761 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (142).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 16 degrees were awarded to men at Hendrix College in Accounting, which is 4 times more than the 4 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 27 degrees were awarded to men at Hendrix College in General Psychology, which is 5.4 times more than the 5 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

70%
100% Completion Time
73%
150% Completion Time

In 2023, 70% of students graduating from Hendrix College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 73% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 73% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Female
Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Hendrix College is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    180 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    29 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    19 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Hendrix College is white (180 degrees awarded). There were 6.21 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (29 degrees).

1.6% of degree recipients (4 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Female
    96 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    84 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    17 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Hendrix College is white female (96 degrees awarded). There were 1.14 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (84 degrees).

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Operations

Hendrix College has an endowment valued at nearly $203M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 3.58M (1.76%) compared to the 4.79% average return (2.46M on 51.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2023, Hendrix College had a total salary expenditure of 49.4M. Hendrix College employs 51 Professors, 24 Assistant professors and 16 Associate professors. Most academics at Hendrix College are Male Professor (27), Female Professor (24), and Female Assistant professor (15).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Hendrix College are: Service, with 98 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 49 employees, and Management with 38 employees.

Endowment

$203M
2023 Endowment
7.42%
decline from 2022

Hendrix College has an endowment valued at about $203M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Hendrix College declined 7.42% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $152M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$18.4M
2023 Salaries
4.12%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Hendrix College paid a median of $18.4M in salaries, which represents 37.2% of their overall expenditure ($49.4M) and a 4.12% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.486% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 4.8% decline between 2020 and 2021.

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Instructional Salaries

$7.07M
Instructional Salaries
95
Number of Employees

In 2023, Hendrix College paid a total of $7.07M to 95 employees working as instructors, which represents 38.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $552k (3.27%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

Professor
Most Common Instructor
51 Employees
Service
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
98 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Hendrix College were Professor with 51 employees, Assistant professor with 24 employees, and Associate professor with 16 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Hendrix College were Service with 98 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 49 employees, and Management with 38 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Male Professor
  2. Female Professor
  3. Female Assistant professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Hendrix College was Male Professor with 27 employees, Female Professor with 24 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 15 employees.

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