Quick Facts
| Location | Harding is located in Searcy, Ark., a community of 20,000 50 miles northeast of Little Rock and 105 miles west of Memphis, Tenn. www.searcychamber.net |
| Student Body | 6,613 students representing all 50 states and 49 foreign countries. |
| Faculty | Harding employs 248 full-time faculty members, 67 percent of whom hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree. |
| Type of University | Harding is a four-year, private, residential coeducational liberal arts university. |
| Church Affiliation | Harding is affiliated with the churches of Christ. |
| Accolades | U.S.News & World Report, The Princeton Review, National Merit Scholars and the President's Honor Roll. |
| Majors |
Harding offers 10 undergraduate degrees in more than 90 academic majors, 14 preprofessional programs, and 10 graduate and professional degrees in its colleges of Arts and Humanities, Bible and Religion, Business Administration, Communication, Education, Nursing, Pharmacy and Sciences. |
| International Programs |
Nearly 40 percent of each graduating class has spent a semester at one of Harding’s international campuses in Brisbane, Australia; Viña del Mar, Chile; London, England; Paris, France; Athens, Greece; Florence, Italy; or Namwianga Mission, Zambia. |
| Service | In 2009, Harding was named once again to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Last year more than 6,400 students contributed 89,052 hours of service. |
| Careers | During the year, more than 378 recruiters representing 216 organizations met with students. Recent graduates are working for such national and global companies as Dell, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Wal-Mart, Ford Motor Co., Dillard’s Inc., HCA Healthcare and Make-A-Wish Foundation. |
| Athletics | Harding is a member of the Gulf South Conference, NCAA Division II. |
| Average Undergraduate Expenses | A typical resident student taking 15 hours per semester can meet all regular expenses of tuition, fees, room and food services for $19,444 for the school year. |
| Campus |
Harding’s Searcy campus has 46 buildings on 350 acres. |
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Accreditation Harding University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association. Its programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, Council on Social Work Education, National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, and the National Association of Schools of Music. |
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