Harding University Teaching Programs

Located in Searcy, Arkansas, Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Harding is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Harding University Rankings

Harding holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Arkansas ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Harding.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#28	Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#62	Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#66	Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#88	Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Harding has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#11	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Grade Specific	College Factual
#20	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific	College Factual
#34	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Education	College Factual
#36	Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Schools	College Factual
#92	Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#108	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is Harding University?

Contact details for Harding are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	915 E. Market Ave., Searcy, AR 72149-5615
Phone:	501-279-4000
Website:	www.harding.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/HardingU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/HardingU

How Do I Get Into Harding?

You can apply to Harding online at: www.harding.edu/admissions/howtoapply.html

Admission Requirements for Harding

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Harding?

With an acceptance rate of 55%, Harding does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 55%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to Harding submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 640.

Harding received ACT scores from 79% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 32. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

Can I Afford Harding University?

The overall average net price of Harding is $25,015. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Harding, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $7,074 a year. That adds up to $28,296 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Harding is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Harding University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,572 undergraduate students at Harding, with 3,294 being full-time and 278 being part-time.

There are also 1,045 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,294 full-time undergraduates at Harding, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Harding University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	40
Black or African American	151
Hispanic or Latino	125
White	2,647
International Students	191
Other Races/Ethnicities	140

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at Harding University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 57 countries are represented at Harding. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Honduras, and Guatemala.

Online Learning at Harding University

In 2019-2020, 1,087 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Harding has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Harding

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Harding University was $21,540 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Harding is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	#10	#4
Other Education	#36	#27
Other Education	#36	#27
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	#36	#21
Teacher Education	#40	#22
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	#58	#40
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	#58	#37
Teaching English or French	#58	#40
Early Childhood Education	#64	#40
Student Counseling	#64	#40

Online Growth Rankings of Harding

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Harding University was 4.8%. This is the #1,135 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Harding regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Harding University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	56	10	0	66
Teacher Education	0	34	0	34
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	26	0	26
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	14	5	0	19
General Special Education	3	12	0	15
Reading Teacher Education	0	14	0	14
General Education	7	4	0	11
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	2	8	10
English & Language Arts Education	9	0	0	9
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	6	0	6
Social Studies Education	6	0	0	6
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	4	0	4
Music Education	4	0	0	4
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	2	0	0	2
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	2	0	0	2
Spanish Education	2	0	0	2
Art Education	1	0	0	1
French Language Teacher Education	1	0	0	1
Mathematics Education	1	0	0	1
Science Education	1	0	0	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	1	0	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Biology Education	0	0	0	0
Drama & Dance Education	0	0	0	0
Health Education	0	0	0	0
Speech Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	109	118	8	235

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.