Where to next?
If you’re one of the Hendrix students to win a Watson Fellowship (we’re the only
institution in Arkansas whose students are eligible to apply) you might spend the
year after graduation traveling the world, learning about a subject that interests
you. Or, you might spend a year at Teach for America or receive a Fulbright award
to fund a year of teaching/studying abroad.
Hendrix is among the country’s top producers of student Fulbright Scholars, according
to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Numerous Rhodes Scholars, Goldwater
Scholars, Jack Kent Cooke Scholars, Truman Scholars, and Marshall Scholars are also
Hendrix graduates.
Back to the classroom
If graduate school is your choice, here’s good news: Hendrix graduates get into
great grad schools and do well there.
More than 50 percent of Hendrix graduates enroll in graduate or professional
school within two years of graduation. The acceptance rate of Hendrix graduates
to medical school is twice the national average.
According to National Science Foundation data, Hendrix is among the top 50 colleges
and universities in the United States whose graduates earned doctorates in various
areas:
- #7 in Psychology
- #25 in the Physical Sciences
- #32 in the Humanities
- #33 in doctorates in all disciplines
Into the field
If you choose to launch a career right after college, here’s some more good news:
In the 2013 College Salary Report from PayScale, Inc., Hendrix ranked among
the top 50 liberal arts colleges for graduates’ median mid-career salary.
Hendrix graduates lead businesses ranging from Fortune 500 companies and up-and-coming
entrepreneurial ventures to non-profit organizations that are changing the world.
You’ll find Hendrix graduates in leadership positions in places such as:
- Logitech
- Verizon Wireless
- Heifer International
- Arkansas Community Foundation
- Space Photonics
- Pentadyne Power Corporation
- Entergy Corporation
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- William J. Clinton Foundation Climate Initiative
- Bank of the Ozarks
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Foreign Service