Colleges / Harding University
College · Private nonprofit · Searcy, AR · Town
HU

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Religious affiliation
Address915 E. Market Ave., Searcy, AR 72149-5615
Websitewww.harding.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate71%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size3,382
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 71% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1182 · ACT 24.

If you get in

3,382 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $40k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$158k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$70k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$26.3k
Room & board
$9.1k
Books & supplies
$598

How students pay for it.

Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention87%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr69%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out21%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
3,382
Location
Searcy, AR
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White80%
  • International5%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students21%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$71k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 74

What you can study.

Colleges / Harding University
College · Private nonprofit · Searcy, AR · Town
HU

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Religious affiliation
Address915 E. Market Ave., Searcy, AR 72149-5615
Websitewww.harding.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate71%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size3,382
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 71% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1182 · ACT 24.

If you get in

3,382 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $40k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$158k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$89k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$70k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$26.3k
Room & board
$9.1k
Books & supplies
$598

How students pay for it.

Pell grants24%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention87%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr69%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out21%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
3,382
Location
Searcy, AR
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White80%
  • International5%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students21%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$71k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 74

What you can study.