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Conway, AR · Private · 1,100 undergraduates · urban

Hendrix College

Moderately selective

The Odyssey Program requires multiple approved experiential-learning projects across distinct categories before graduation.

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Institutional profile

Well established Solid in academic standing, and solid in career outcomes.
Academic Solid Affordability Steady Career Solid Mobility Steady Experience Steady
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Steady
Student experience Steady
Admission
53% admitted

2,616 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

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Completion
68.2%

$60,376 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Hendrix College apart

Academic design

All students complete at least three Odyssey experiences in three categories such as research, professional development, service, global awareness, artistic creativity, or special projects, alongside a broad liberal-arts curriculum.

Campus pattern

The Conway campus is residential and collaborative, with student projects, research, arts, service, and off-campus experiences repeatedly feeding back into campus life.

Defining feature

The Odyssey Program requires multiple approved experiential-learning projects across distinct categories before graduation.

Can I get in?

53% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

2,616

About 53 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 53%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1185–1385
10601520
ACT middle 50%26–31
2334
Academic benchmarkModerately selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Hendrix College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Hendrix College weighs when it reads a file

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  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

All students complete at least three Odyssey experiences in three categories such as research, professional development, service, global awareness, artistic creativity, or special projects, alongside a broad liberal-arts curriculum.

02

Make the fit specific

The Odyssey Program requires multiple approved experiential-learning projects across distinct categories before graduation.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Application routeInstitution application

No application fee recorded

Can I afford it?

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Published annual cost$55,444
Average annual cost after aid$24,000
Affordability profileSteady

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Average annual cost by household income at Hendrix College

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

The Odyssey Program requires multiple approved experiential-learning projects across distinct categories before graduation.

Complete within 8 years68.2%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one78.8%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$60,376

Reported 10 years after enrollment

What is campus life like?

Hendrix College beyond the classroom

The Conway campus is residential and collaborative, with student projects, research, arts, service, and off-campus experiences repeatedly feeding back into campus life.

Academics

A defining academic feature

All students complete at least three Odyssey experiences in three categories such as research, professional development, service, global awareness, artistic creativity, or special projects, alongside a broad liberal-arts curriculum.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Conway campus is residential and collaborative, with student projects, research, arts, service, and off-campus experiences repeatedly feeding back into campus life.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

The Odyssey Program requires multiple approved experiential-learning projects across distinct categories before graduation.

1,100 undergraduatesSoutheasturban settingPrimarily off-campus housing