Harding University Student Population

How many students at Harding?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Harding University has a total enrollment of 4,696 students, including 3,536 undergraduate and 1,160 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,084 male students (44.4%) and 2,612 female students (55.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,673 White students (78.2%) and 291 Black students (6.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,536 undergraduate students (75.3%) and 1,160 graduate students (24.7%).
• Class Delivery: 642 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 814 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Harding's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,084 male (44.38%) and 2,612 female (55.62%) students are attending Harding University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 79.79.

By class level, 3,536 (75.30%) are undergraduate students and 1,160 (24.70%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.13% are male and 53.87% are female, while among graduate students, 39.05% are male and 60.95% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,673 White, 291 Black, and 82 Asian students out of a total of 4,696 are attending at Harding University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Harding University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 38% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Harding has 163 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 3,780 students under 25 years old, and 916 students over 25 years old out of 4,696 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 163 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Harding has 3,348 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 188 students aged 25 and over.

It has 432 graduate students aged under 25 and 728 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Harding University, 642 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 814 students are enrolled in some online courses.

376 students who live in Arkansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 266 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,536 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 150 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.24%.132 students have transferred in as full-time status and 18 students transferred in as part-time status.