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# Harding University

Private university in rural Arkansas with open admissions, tuition of $25,290, and a business focus.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 35.247386, -91.726143

### Summary

Private university in rural Arkansas with open admissions, tuition of $25,290, and a business focus.

### Description

Harding University is a private, not-for-profit four-year institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The university enrolls 4,608 students and maintains open admissions, accepting all applicants. The primary undergraduate focus is Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services.

Annual tuition is $25,290 for all students, with a total cost of attendance of $34,350 including room and board. The 75th percentile SAT Reading score is 650, the 75th percentile SAT Math score is 630, and the 75th percentile ACT Composite score is 28.

Harding serves students seeking a business-oriented education in a town setting. For more information, visit www.harding.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 107,044
- **State**: AR
- **City**: Searcy
- **Address**: 915 E. Market Ave.
- **Zip Code**: 72149
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: www.harding.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: Town
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $25,290
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $25,290
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $34,350
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $34,350
- **Room and Board**: $9,060
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 4,608
- **Acceptance Rate**: 100%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 650
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 630
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 28
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $217,276,124
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Lower Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services