HARDING UNIVERSITY F-11

900 East Center
Searcy, AR 72149-0001
Tel: (501)279-4000
Free: 800-477-4407
Admissions: (501)279-4407
Fax: (501)279-4865
E-mail: admissions@harding.edu
Web Site: http://www.harding.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with Church of Christ. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1924. Setting: 200-acre small town campus with easy access to Little Rock. Endowment: $90.7 million. Research spending 2003-04: $64,685. Educational spending 2003-04: $5520 per student. Total enrollment: 5,348. Faculty: 316 (211 full-time, 105 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 1,704 applied, 59% were admitted. 26% from top 10% of their high school class, 52% from top quarter, 78% from top half. 16 National Merit Scholars. Full-time: 3,862 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 175 students, 48% women, 52% men. Students come from 50 states and territories, 71% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 5% 25 or older, 73% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 78% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, 2 recommendations, interview, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 7/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $15,962 includes full-time tuition ($10,380), mandatory fees ($400), and college room and board ($5182). College room only: $2572. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $346 per semester hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $20 per semester hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 52 open to all; local fraternities, local sororities; 50% of eligible men and 39% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: University Singers, RENEW (environmental group), JOY, concert choir, Omicron Delta Kappa. Major annual events: Spring Sing Festival, Homecoming Musical, Club Induction Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 2,990 college housing spaces available; 2,952 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Brackett Library plus 1 other with 253,436 books, 251,230 microform titles, 16,879 serials, 8,281 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.3 million. 327 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Searcy is a small town located approximately 50 miles from Little Rock. The climate is temperate. A public library, two large hospitals, many churches, and a variety of shops serve the city of 20,000. Greer's Ferry Lake, with approximately 400 miles of shoreline, is located within 30 miles of campus. The Little Red River, which is famous for its rainbow trout, runs through the edge of Searcy. About 45 minutes from Harding, the University owns a 1,200 acre camp consisting of many log buildings, bluffs, and horse stables.