Harding University Trade Programs

Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Searcy, Arkansas. Searcy is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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

Can I Afford Harding?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Harding paid $750 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$22,500	$22,500
Fees	$648	$648
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$7,984	$7,984
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,532	$3,532

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

The student loan default rate at Harding is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 1,493 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Harding

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Harding University was 4.8%. This is the #1,377 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Harding regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.