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Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Located in Searcy, Arkansas, Harding University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,696, made up of 3,536 undergraduates and 1,160 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Churches of Christ.

Harding University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 123 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Elementary Education and Teaching, Registered Nursing, and Accounting. It awarded 1,244 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

4,696
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
1,244
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
123
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 123

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 25
Health Professions 19
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Theology and Religious Vocations 6
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Visual and Performing Arts 10
Psychology 2
Communication and Journalism 6
Engineering 5
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
Social Sciences 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
English Language and Literature 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
History 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 2
Architecture 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
86%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
742
Master's degrees
383
Doctoral degrees (research)
7
Professional doctorates
43
Postbaccalaureate certificates
6
Post-master's certificates
63

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,696
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,536
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,160
Full-time, fall 2024
81%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,387
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,940
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,447
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
77%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
40%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Churches of Christ
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great American Conference
President
Mike Williams
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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