Harding University

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Acceptance Rate

70.5%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1050–1290

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$24,888

Undergrad Enrollment

3,323

Applicants

2,202

Yield Rate

39.2%

Student:Faculty

16:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$22,130/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $88,520 over four years.

What grads earn

$58,184/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $66,927 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 13% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

71% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.0%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

19%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Harding University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$15,418

$30–48k$17,430

$48–75k$19,832

$75–110k$22,017

Over $110k$26,284

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

68%

Completion · all

67%

Completion · Pell

55%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

73%

Median debt

$26,500

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

2,202

Admitted

2,202100.0%

Enrolled

86439% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

45.1%▲ -16.2pp

Application Volume

2,254 applicants▲ 23%

Harding University has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 23% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	2	—	—	—
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	—	—	—
Rape	2	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation68% / 32%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball46Basketball15Football145Golf10Soccer28Tennis12Track & Field71

Women's

Basketball14Golf7Soccer30Softball20Tennis9Track & Field54Volleyball17

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Elementary Education and Teaching49 grads

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse46 grads

Accounting40 grads

Kinesiology and Exercise Science40 grads

Computer Science37 grads

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist30 grads

Social Work27 grads

General Studies24 grads

Psychology, General23 grads

Marketing/Marketing Management, General23 grads

4yr Grad Rate

49%

6yr Grad Rate

67%

Retention Rate

86%

Median Earnings

$52,876