Quad

Head-to-head

Allegheny
Hendrix

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Allegheny's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at Hendrix

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Hendrix's yield is 8 pts higher than Allegheny's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Allegheny has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Hendrix (28% vs. 23%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Allegheny's SAT midpoint is 30 points higher than Hendrix's

    SAT midpoint
  5. 5

    Allegheny has 3 pts more first-gen students than Hendrix (22% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Hendrix costs about $1.8K less per year on average than Allegheny ($25,514 vs. $27,269, all students)

    Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Allegheny admits 55%, Hendrix 56%; Hendrix's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Allegheny55%
Hendrix56%
Quad's selectivity
  • AlleghenySelective
  • HendrixSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Allegheny
1173–1358
Hendrix
1123–1348
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AlleghenyGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • HendrixGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Allegheny and Hendrix are about the same size; Allegheny has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Allegheny1.2K
Hendrix1.1K
Pell Grant share
Allegheny28%
Hendrix23%

Majors and faculty

Sustainability Studies leads at Allegheny, and Psychology at Hendrix; Allegheny has 8 students per faculty member to Hendrix's 11.

Students per faculty member
Allegheny8 to 1
Hendrix11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AlleghenySustainability Studies14%
  • HendrixPsychology, General18%

What each costs

Hendrix costs about $1.8K less a year than Allegheny on average; Allegheny's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Allegheny$27.3K
Hendrix$25.5K
Aid generosity
Allegheny62%
Hendrix54%

What each pays off

Allegheny's former students earn more, a median $62.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Allegheny$62.1K
Hendrix$60.4K
Graduation rate
Allegheny70%
Hendrix68%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AlleghenyGrowing+49%
  • HendrixGrowing+90%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why