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.

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

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	5
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Harding?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Harding. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 45%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 45%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% 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 530 and 660. Math scores were between 510 and 640.

Harding received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 28.

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 46% of students took out student loans averaging $7,026 a year. That adds up to $28,104 over four years for those students.

Harding University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,684 undergraduate students at Harding, with 3,072 being full-time and 612 being part-time.

There are also 1,289 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,072 full-time undergraduates at Harding, 43% are male and 57% 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	152
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	2,468
International Students	167
Other Races/Ethnicities	126

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 2022-2023, 1,513 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.

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	8	0	64
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	56	0	56
Teacher Education	0	22	0	22
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	13	4	0	17
General Special Education	3	12	0	15
General Education	10	2	0	12
Reading Teacher Education	0	12	0	12
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	11	11
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	7	0	7
Mathematics Education	5	0	0	5
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	4	0	4
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	4	0	4
English & Language Arts Education	4	0	0	4
Music Education	4	0	0	4
Drama & Dance Education	3	0	0	3
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	3	0	0	3
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	2	0	0	2
Social Studies Education	2	0	0	2
Art Education	1	0	0	1
Spanish 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
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Health Education	0	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0	0
Speech Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	107	132	11	250

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.