Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Harding University requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1175
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1191 admitted students 169 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
23%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1050-1300. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 660, while 25% scored below 530 and another 25% scored above 660.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 640, while 25% scored below 520 and 25% achieved a score of 640. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1175 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Harding University.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 48% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
530-660 -
Math
520-640
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
24
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1191 admitted students 597 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
80%
Similar to the SAT, Harding University requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 80% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 28, with 25% scoring above 28 and another 25% scoring below 20.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
21-31 -
Math
18-27 -
Composite
20-28
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$50
Undergraduate$45
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Harding University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Harding University received a total of 2,200 applications. These applications included 894 male applicants and 1,306 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 2,200 applicants, Harding University admitted 1,191 students. Among the admitted students, there were 488 males and 703 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 748 students chose to enroll at Harding University. This means that 748 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 315 were male and 433 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Harding University had an overall acceptance rate of 54% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 55% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 54%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Harding University had an overall yield rate of 63% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 64%, and for female admitted students, it was 62%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Harding University over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Harding University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Harding University.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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