| Hendrix College, by all appearances, doesn't | | | | out of eight students is from a minority |
| want to be just another small, liberal arts | | | | background. |
| college. And, by all appearances, it's not. | | | | |
| | | | Admission is selective. Nearly half of |
| At a time in which it sometimes appears that | | | | Hendrix students were in the top 10% of their |
| thinking out of the box is no longer valued | | | | high school class. Their midrange ACT scores |
| and civil discourse has gone the way of the | | | | are an impressive 25-31. |
| steam engine, Hendrix strongly encourages | | | | |
| students to engage in individual thinking, | | | | It's student to faculty ratio is 11 to 1, and |
| debate with each other, and openly consider | | | | virtually all faculty hold PhD's or |
| new ideas. | | | | equivalent degrees. |
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| In fact, the College website says, "We | | | | Hendrix has managed to put together a very |
| believe it's important to challenge | | | | healthy endowment, currently valued at |
| conventional wisdom and our own assumptions. | | | | approximately $190 million. |
| If you disagree, if you think some things | | | | |
| just shouldn't be questioned, you might not | | | | Hendrix's actual "cost of attendance" is also |
| be happy at Hendrix." | | | | a big plus because virtually everyone |
| | | | receives financial aid in one form or |
| Another Hendrix difference is its Odyssey | | | | another. |
| Program, which requires students to choose at | | | | |
| least three hands on learning experiences | | | | Students looking for a small, high quality, |
| prior to graduation. | | | | Southern college which encourages varying |
| | | | points of view and hands on learning |
| The Hendrix student body totals a little over | | | | experiences would do well to investigate |
| 1,000. Students come from nine nations and | | | | Hendrix. |
| more than 30 U.S. states. Approximately one | | | | |