About Harding

Quick Facts

Location Harding is located in Searcy, Ark., a community of 20,000 50 miles northeast of Little Rock and 105 miles west of Memphis, Tenn.
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Student Body 6,810 students representing 49 states and 53 foreign countries.
Faculty Harding employs 301 instructional faculty members, 68 percent of whom hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree.
Type of University Harding is a four-year, private, residential coeducational liberal arts university.
Church Affiliation Harding is affiliated with the churches of Christ.
Accolades U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, National Merit Scholars and the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
Majors
 Harding offers 10 undergraduate degrees in more than 90 academic majors, 14 preprofessional programs, and 10 graduate and professional degrees in its colleges of Arts and Humanities, Bible and Religion, Business Administration, Communication, Education, Honors, Nursing, Pharmacy and Sciences.
International Programs
 Nearly 50 percent of each graduating class has spent a semester at one of Harding’s international campuses in Brisbane, Australia; Viña del Mar, Chilé; London, England; Paris, France; Athens, Greece; Florence, Italy; or Namwianga Mission, Zambia.
Service In 2010, Harding was named once again to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Last year nearly 6,500 students, faculty and staff contributed more than 89,000 hours of service.
Careers During the year, more than 350 recruiters representing 230 organizations met with students. Recent graduates are working for such national and global companies as Dell, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Wal-Mart, Ford Motor Co., Dillard’s Inc., HCA Healthcare and Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Athletics Harding is a member of the Gulf South Conference, NCAA Division II.
Average Undergraduate Expenses A typical resident student taking 15 hours per semester can meet all regular expenses of tuition, required fees, room and food services for $19,962 for the school year.
Campus

Harding’s Searcy campus has 46 buildings on 350 acres.

Accreditation

Harding University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org, 312-263-0456, 800-621-7440).

The graduate and undergraduate teacher education programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (1961). The social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (1978). The College of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (1980). The Department of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (1983). The College of Business Administration is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (1992). The dietetics program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetics Association (2002). The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is approved by the National Council on Family Relations (2005). The athletic training program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (2007). The Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders received candidacy status from the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (2007). Computer engineering (2005), electrical engineering (2007) and mechanical engineering programs are accredited by ABET. The physician assistant studies program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (2009). The College of Pharmacy has candidate status from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (2009). Harding is also a member of the American Council on Education, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the College Entrance Examination Board, and the National Commission on Accrediting.

Information:
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Address:
Harding University
915 E. Market Ave.
Searcy, Arkansas 72143