Harding University
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Harding University is a private doctoral/professional university in Searcy, AR (town setting), with 3,496 undergraduates (57% women), affiliated with the Churches of Christ. It admitted 100% of 2,202 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1050–1280 on the SAT and 21–28 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $39,298 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $21,069 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 71% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, education. The campus reported 0.92 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Harding University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $24,888
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Harding University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Harding University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great American Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $561k | $18,700 | — | |
| Baseball | Great American Conference | 46 | — | 1 | $818k | $17,773 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great American Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $698k | $46,506 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great American Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $593k | $42,327 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great American Conference | 145 | — | 10 | $3.4M | $23,765 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great American Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $223k | $22,282 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great American Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $164k | $23,488 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great American Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $407k | $14,521 | — | |
| Softball | Great American Conference | 20 | — | 2 | $541k | $27,073 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 12 | — | 1 | $204k | $17,010 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great American Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $230k | $25,517 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great American Conference | 71 | — | 3 | $710k | $9,994 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great American Conference | 54 | — | 3 | $703k | $13,018 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great American Conference | 17 | — | 2 | $544k | $31,984 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.