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Hendrix College
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Overview
Address:
1600 Washington Avenue
Conway, AR 72032
Type: Private institution
Year founded: 1876
Religious affiliation: United Methodist
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergrad body: 1,022
Setting: Urban
Endowment: 149,394,000
Application deadline: August 1
Application fee: 40
Selectivity: More selective
Tuition: 22,916
Room board: 6,358
Extracurriculars
Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook
Num organizations: 78
Honor societies: Pi Mu Epsilon, Psi Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Phi, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Phi Alpha Theta
Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hendrix Catholic Campus Ministry, Hendrix Jewish Students Association (Hillel), Religious Life Council, Student Mobilization, Hendrix Totem
International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Multicultural Development Committee (MDC), Students for Black Culture (SBC), Students for Latin and Iberian Cultures (SLIC), Students Promoting Education on Asian Cultures (SPEAC), UNITY (formerly LGBSTA), Association for Women Students (AWS), Diversity Council, International Student Association
Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alpha Psi Omega (Theatre), American Chemical Society, Amnesty International, Anime Fans Underground, Beekeeping Society, Big Buddy Program, Biological Society, Buthman Historical Society, Campus Kitty Committee (philanthropy), Cheerleaders, Choir, College Republicans, Council on Residence Life, Cricket Club, Dance Team, Environmental Concerns Committee, Future Investors, German Club, Habitat for Humanity, Hendirx Community of Informed Voters, HIVE (HIV Education), Hockey Club, Jazz Band, Judo Clu, KHDX 93. 1 FM, Knitting Circle, Media Committee, Model United Nations, Mordheim Table Top Warfare Society, Outdoor Activities & Recreation, Philosophy Club, Pre-Law Society, Pre-Pharmacy Club, Professional Business Leaders, Progressive Student Alliance, Psychology Club, Residence Hall Councils (x7), Rhetoric Society, Senior Committee, Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish), Social Committee, Society of Physics Students, Sociology/Anthropology Club, Student Arkansas Education Association, Student Emergency Response Team (First Response), Student Senate, Super Sober Society, The Aonian (Literary Arts), The Classics Club, The Franklin Literary Society, The Profile (Newspaper), The Troubadour (Yearbook), Ultimate Frisbee Club, Volunteer Action Center, Water Polo Club, Welcome Week Committee, Wind Ensemble, Women's Ensemble, Women's Ultimate Frisbee, Young Democrats
Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Profile (weekly)
Num frats: 0
Frats chapter houses: 0
Percent frat members: 0%
Num sororities: 0
Sororities chapter houses: 0
Percent sorority members: 0%
Campus Life
Percent undergrad college owned: 85%
Percent fraternity: 0%
Percent sorority: 0%
Percent campus weekends: 75%
Offer housing: Yes
Percent students college housing: 85%
Campus housing: Yes
Off campus assistance: No
Types available: coed dorms (27%), women's dorms (34%), men's dorms (30%), apartment for single students (8%), other housing options (1%)
College owned singles: 8%
College owned doubles: 79%
College owned triples: 5%
College owned apartments: 8%
College owned other: 0%
Num college owned: 11
Sprinkler system: 9%
Fire alarms: 100%
High speed internet: 100%
Campus size: 160 acres
Percent weekends: 75%
Nearest airport: Little Rock (30), Little Rock (30)
Nearest train: Little Rock (30)
Nearest bus: Conway (2)
Public transport: No
Cars permitted: Yes
Percent cars: 79%
School employment: Yes
Percent undergrads employed: 19%
Average undergrad earnings: 1,165
Freshmen discouraged working: No
Army rotc: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Central Arkansas)
Navy rotc: Not offered
Airforce rotc: Not offered
Alcohol permitted: Yes
Additional policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, other
Popular events: Campus Kitty, Coffeehouse, outdoor movies, outdoor concerts, Welcome Week
Services
Basic: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial: N/A
Counseling: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other
Career: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Job six months: 56%
Job one year: N/A
Job two years: N/A
Firms: Acxiom Corp.
American Staff Corp
AmeriCorps
Heifer International
Arkansas Business
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
Arkansas Dept. of Health
Arkansas Foodbank Network
Austrian Ministry of Education
Camp Aldersgate
Carthage Public School
Library: Yes
Library consortia: Yes
Num books: 218,390
Num subscriptions: 617
Num microforms: 186,042
Num audiovisual: 2,278
Num ebooks: 600
Library facilities: Senator Wilbur Mills Collection-Mills Library
Museums: N/A
Computer course: No
Own computer: No
Computers available: 75
Email accounts: Yes
Internet access: Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library
Num wired library: 10
Num wired classrooms: N/A
Num wired labs: N/A
Num wired other: N/A
Wireless network: Yes
Wireless areas: in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless capacity: 300
Recommended os: Microsoft
Hosting units: 100%
Student webpages: Yes
Online registration: Yes
Campus safety: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
