Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 3,382 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 71%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $19,786per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 70%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,14610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Undergraduate students under age 25 taking nine or more hours per semester are required to attend daily chapel held Monday through Friday at 9 a.m.
Harding requires every student enrolled in nine or more hours to enroll in and regularly attend one Bible class for at least two credit hours each fall and spring semester.
The Harding Guarantee is a last-dollar scholarship that pays 100% of remaining tuition costs for eligible students who qualify for the maximum Federal Pell Grant each year.
Source: Tuition, Costs, Scholarships and Financial Aid | Harding
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 71%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1050–1290Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 20–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $19,786full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $39,651sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $27,282Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 70%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 86%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,14610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,329federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,382Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 26%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 21%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of St Thomas Houston, TX — admits 90%
- Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ — admits 89%
- Roger Williams University Bristol, RI — admits 88%
- Xavier University Cincinnati, OH — admits 86%
Also worth a look
- University of La Verne La Verne, CA — admits 71%
- Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI — admits 71%
- St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY — admits 72%
- University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN — admits 67%
- Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA — admits 69%
- Lee University Cleveland, TN — admits 71%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Harding University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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