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About Harding

Location	Harding is located in Searcy, Ark. (www.searcychamber.com), a community of almost 23,000 50 miles northeast of Little Rock and 105 miles west of Memphis, Tenn.
Student Body	4,621 students representing 49 states and 62 nations and territories.
Faculty	Harding employs 340 faculty members, 69 percent of whom hold a doctoral 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.
Majors	Harding offers 10 undergraduate degrees in more than 100 academic majors; 14 preprofessional programs; and more than 50 graduate and professional programs, including master's, specialist and doctoral degrees. graduate certificates, and endorsements. Academics are housed in 10 colleges: allied health, arts and humanities, Bible and ministry, business administration, education, nursing, pharmacy, sciences, honors and University College.
Study Abroad	Nearly 30 percent of each graduating class has spent a semester at one of Harding’s international programs in Zambia, Australasia, Latin America, England, Greece and Italy.
Athletics	Harding is a member of the Great American Conference, NCAA Division II. More than 400 athletes compete in 18 intercollegiate sports offered at Harding.
Average Undergraduate Expenses	A typical resident student taking 15 hours per semester can meet all regular expenses of tuition, required fees, room and food services for $30,144 for the school year.
Financial Assistance	Nearly ninety-five percent of students receive financial assistance.
Campus	Harding’s Searcy campus has 57 buildings on 350 acres.
Accolades	The Princeton Review, National Merit Scholars, ranked for student engagement by Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, ranked a Best College for Your Money by Money magazine and by College Factual, College of Distinction, Arkansas College of Distinction, No. 2 Best Colleges in Arkansas by Intelligent (2021), and No. 1 Best Value College in Arkansas by SmartAsset (2021)
Service	In 2016, Harding was named once again to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Last year students, faculty and staff contributed more than 169,000 hours of service.
Careers	During the year, more than 350 recruiters representing 230 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.

For accreditation information, see the Office of the Provost Accreditation page.