Hendrix College
Conway, AR · private, nonprofit · 1,100 undergraduates
Hendrix College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Hendrix College listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster, 33% above the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 8 on the women's, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Hendrix College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,821 per men's player, 47% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $4,275 per women's player, 139% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786.
Hendrix College, in Conway, AR, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Hendrix College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 10 in 2021 and as high as 16 in 2025, and ended 2025 at 16. Hendrix College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 16 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 200%.
Hendrix College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Hendrix College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Hendrix College fund its athletes?
Hendrix College reported 462 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 305 men and 157 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $67,155 for men's sports and $27,017 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $220 and $172 per athlete.
What is Hendrix College like academically?
Hendrix College is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 56% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1282, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $55,013 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,149 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% of the sticker price on average.
72% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 80% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $60,376, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Hendrix College?
No single field dominates: the largest, Social Sciences, is 19% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Health Professions and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (36 degrees)
- Economics (23 degrees)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (21 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (19 degrees)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (18 degrees)
- Biology, General (18 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (17 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (12 degrees)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences (10 degrees)
- Computer Science (10 degrees)
What is Conway, AR like to live in?
Hendrix College sits in Conway, a small city of about 66,000 people in Faulkner County, Arkansas.
The median household in Conway earns about $58,461, which is about the Arkansas median ($58,773) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Arkansas: a typical home is valued around $234,600, 34% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $986 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 23 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
It reads as a college town: 16% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.5 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.
41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Arkansas average of 25%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Hendrix College have a tennis program?
- Yes. Hendrix College fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Hendrix College tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Hendrix College listed 16 players on the men's tennis roster, 33% above the NCAA Division III median of 12, and 8 on the women's, 20% below the NCAA Division III median of 10. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Hendrix College give athletic aid for tennis?
- Hendrix College reported no athletically related student aid in its 2025 filing, as Division III rules require; help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Hendrix College spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $2,821 per men's player, 47% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,918, and $4,275 per women's player, 139% above the NCAA Division III median of $1,786. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Hendrix College?
- Hendrix College is in Conway, AR, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does Hendrix College cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $55,013 a year, and an average net price of $24,149 after grants and scholarships.