How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Harding University admits about 70.5% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,050 and 1,290, and ACT scores typically fall between 20 and 29. Among enrolled undergraduates, 23.8% receive Pell Grants and 20.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 15.7% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Harding University #849 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at meaningful scale. The six-year graduation rate is 68.8%, with 61.5% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students stands at 86.4%. Azimuth ranks Harding University #1004 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $44,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 52.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access to low-income and first-generation students alongside post-graduation earnings outcomes that support economic progress for graduates from these backgrounds.
Harding University admits about 70.5% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,050 and 1,290, and ACT scores typically fall between 20 and 29. Among enrolled undergraduates, 23.8% receive Pell Grants and 20.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 15.7% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Harding University #849 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at meaningful scale. The six-year graduation rate is 68.8%, with 61.5% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students stands at 86.4%. Azimuth ranks Harding University #1004 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $44,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 52.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access to low-income and first-generation students alongside post-graduation earnings outcomes that support economic progress for graduates from these backgrounds.
Harding University admits about 70.5% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,050 and 1,290, and ACT scores typically fall between 20 and 29. Among enrolled undergraduates, 23.8% receive Pell Grants and 20.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 15.7% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Harding University #849 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at meaningful scale. The six-year graduation rate is 68.8%, with 61.5% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students stands at 86.4%. Azimuth ranks Harding University #1004 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $44,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 52.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access to low-income and first-generation students alongside post-graduation earnings outcomes that support economic progress for graduates from these backgrounds.