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"I was unexpectedly blown away by Hendrix! There should be at least one college as good as Hendrix in every state."
-Loren Pope
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CHARACTER |
- Four-year, private, residential, coeducational college of liberal arts founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church; Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
- A remarkably open, welcoming, egalitarian learning community that prizes individuality.
- Characterized by rigorous academics within an exceptionally supportive learning environment.
- Located 25 miles north of Little Rock, Arkansas (metro area pop: 580,000), in Conway, Arkansas (pop: 52,000). The college’s location in The Natural State provides year-round opportunities for hiking, biking, rock climbing, and other outdoor activities.
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WORTH NOTING |
- Hendrix is nationally known as the home of Your Hendrix Odyssey: Engaging in Active Learning. The ultimate expression of our unique approach to education, the Odyssey program guarantees 100 percent of Hendrix students experience interesting, hands-on learning opportunities and receive official transcript recognition in three or more of the following areas: Artistic Creativity, Global Awareness, Professional and Leadership Development, Service to the World, Undergraduate Research, and Special Projects. Since 2005, almost $1 million in Odyssey grants have been awarded for Odyssey projects that required special funding.
- Hendrix maintains one of the country's most ambitious undergraduate research programs. No other college or university in the country sends a larger percentage of its students to the annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research.
- Hendrix ranked 28th in the nation among all colleges and universities for the percentage of graduates who earn Ph.D.s within six years of graduation. Hendrix ranked 1st for graduates earning Ph.D.s in psychology, 6th for social science professions, 8th for chemistry, and 9th for education.
- Our graduates' acceptance rate at law schools stands at over 90% and the acceptance rate to medical schools is twice the national average.
- Hendrix is one of just 22 colleges and universities in the country invited to become a member of Project Pericles, a national organization devoted to fostering social responsibility and participatory citizenship among college students.
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ENROLLMENT |
- Students are from 41 states and 13 countries
- 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio
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FACULTY & ACADEMICS |
- 103 full-time faculty members; 96 percent hold the most advanced degree in their field
- Professors teach and perform research alongside their students.
- The faculty encourages student initiative, which is reflected in the number of self-designed majors.
- Hendrix offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in 31 majors and 33 minors. The college also offers a Master of Arts degree in Accounting.
- Hendrix’s most popular majors based on the number of degrees awarded in 2007-08 are English, psychology, history, politics, and biology.
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TUITION & FEES |
- Comprehensive Fee: $34,030
- 99% of students receive financial assistance.
- Average aid award: $17,627
- The college is one of just 26 private colleges and universities in the country named as a “Best Buy” in the 2008 Fiske Guide to Colleges.
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CAMPUS LIFE |
- More than 80% of students live on campus.
- Students are diverse, eclectic, open-minded, politically active, committed to social justice, and concerned about environmental issues.
- No fraternities or sororities; everyone is welcomed at all social activities.
- More than 70 active student organizations
- NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference; 19 athletic teams.
- Hendrix is in the midst of a building boom. The college has recently constructed a 100,000-square-foot Wellness and Athletics Center and accompanying outdoor facilities in addition to a new student apartment complex that features two-bedroom townhouses and three-bedroom flats. Hendrix has also broken ground on the new $22.8 million Student Life and Technology Center, a high-touch, high-tech campus “living room” where students and faculty can connect 24/7.
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ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS |
- Middle 50% SAT scores: 1150-1340
- Middle 50% ACT scores: 26-31
- 57% of students are from 33 states outside of Arkansas, and 3% are from out of the country.
- 41% of students were in the top 10th of their high school class, and 75% were in the top quarter.
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