Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Hendrix College

Conway, AR · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$230,806 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

60.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−83%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,579Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$230,806at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$276,5960
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4
6
8
−$230,80610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 60.4 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$38,200
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$38,200
Sticker price
Average net price$24,149
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$55,013
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$24,149Average net price / year
$55,013Cost of attendance
$49,579Median earnings · year 5 after completion
72.4%Completion rate
55.6%Admission rate
1,100Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

61thEarnings percentile
71thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$26,349Year 1
$50,422Year 4
$49,579Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Economics · Bachelor's Degree$77,1672English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$48,9693Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree$39,070

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in AR

Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Arkadelphia, AR

Ouachita Baptist University

Annual net price
$22,409
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,168
Modeled 10-year ROI
-88%
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Searcy, AR

Harding University

Annual net price
$22,130
Observed earnings · year 5
$54,368
Modeled 10-year ROI
-65%
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Lyon College

Annual net price
$19,616
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,744
Modeled 10-year ROI
-97%
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Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University

Annual net price
$20,397
Observed earnings · year 5
$54,645
Modeled 10-year ROI
-63%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$77,167$27,000
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,969$27,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$39,070$27,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's DegreeNot available$23,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's DegreeNot available$21,362

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.