Harding University

900 E. Market Avenue
Searcy, AR 72149
http://www.harding.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1924
Religious Affiliation	Church of Christ
Undergrad Students	4,092
Endowment	78,358,300
Application Deadline	July 1
Application Fee	35
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	July 1
Tuition	11,650
Room/Board	5,442

Services
Associated Firms	Alltel Corporation American Express Acxiom Corporation Columbia Academy Ernst & Young HCA - The Health Care Company Peace Corps
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	Brackett Library catalogs and includes in our library system: a music collection housed in the Reynolds Center; educational items housed in the Education Curriculum Lab and videos housed in the Simmons Lab of the Nursing Department.
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Museums	Brackett Library catalogs and includes in our library system: a music collection housed in the Reynolds Center; educational items housed in the Education Curriculum Lab and videos housed in the Simmons Lab of the Nursing Department.
Periodical Subs	15,232
# of Books	236,733
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	80%
within one year	90%
within two years	95%
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	41%
Students in sororities	43%
Campus Size	200 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	72%
College housing types	women's dorms (53%), men's dorms (38%), apartments for married students (4%), apartment for single students (5%), special housing for disabled students
Popular Events	Spring Sing, Homecoming Musical, American Studies Institute Distinguished Lecture Series, International Campaigns, Honors Symposium, Uplift
Nearest Airport	Little Rock, AR (50), Memphis, TN (105)
Nearest Train	Little Rock, AR (50)
Army ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (University of Central Arkansas)
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
Number of Organizations	80
# of fraternities	15
# of sororities	15
Students in fraternities	41%
Students in sororities	43%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Bison (weekly)
Honor Societies	Alpha Chi, Alpha Psi Omega, Alpha Theta Omega, Delta Mu Delta, Kappa Delta Pi, Nu Delta Chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Eta Sigma, Pi Kappa Delta, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Theta Tau International Epsilon Omicron Chapter,
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Big Brothers, Big Sisters, International Campaigns, Camps, Dactylology Club, Good News Singers, Harding Outreach Program of Evangelism, JOY Club, ONE Club, Timothy Club
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Minority Student Services, Minority Student Action Committee
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Belles and Beaux music group, Chorus and Concert Choir, Good News Singers, Jazz Band, Orchestra, String Quartet, Symphonic Band, Thundering Herd Marching Band, University Singers, Intercollegiate Debate Team, Student Speech and Hearing Association, Summer Dinner Theatre, Intramural Program, 12 Women's and 14 Men's Social Clubs, Student Association