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About Harding
Quick Facts
| 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 | 4,970 students representing 49 states and more than 50 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 undergraduate degrees in more than 110 academic majors, more than 40 graduate and professional programs, and 14 preprofessional programs. 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 $31,132 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) |
| Careers | During the year, more than 350 recruiters representing 230 organizations met with students. Recent graduates are working for national and global companies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), BKD CPAs & Advisors, Boeing, Dassault Falcon Jet, JB Hunt, L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Murphy USA, National Instruments, PwC, Southwest Airlines and Walmart. |
For accreditation information, see the Office of the Provost Accreditation. |