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Hendrix Included in 2017 Fiske College Guide

FiskeFeature_1_300CONWAY, Ark. (July 1, 2016) – Hendrix College is among 300 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2017 based on “a broad range of Hendrix subjects, including student body, academics, social life, financial aid, campus setting, housing, food, and extracurricular activities.”

The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2017 is compiled by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske, who is also the coauthor of the Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College and Fiske Real College Essays That Work.

This spring, Hendrix appeared in Forbes’ 2016  America’s Best Value Colleges. Hendrix ranked #233 overall and also ranked #174 in Private Colleges, #91 in Liberal Arts Universities, #42 in the South, and #90 in   Grateful Grads. The College also earned a  Forbes Financial Grade of “A-” and was listed as the best college in Arkansas in this state-by-state roll call based on the 2015 America’s Top Colleges rankings.

About Hendrix College

Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.