The student population at Harding University is 4,805 (3,523 undergraduate and 1,282 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,433 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Harding is 73.32% which is decreased by 905 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 528 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

819 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 123.16% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,414 where 4,805 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

73.32% of total students is undergraduate students and 26.68% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 905 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 528 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Harding than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Harding University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,2384,4282,0572,3711,8106201,190
2014-156,059
-179
4,485
57
2,013
-44
2,472
101
1,574
-236
574
-46
1,000
-190
2015-166,009
-50
4,450
-35
1,994
-19
2,456
-16
1,559
-15
552
-22
1,007
7
2016-175,902
-107
4,419
-31
1,963
-31
2,4561,483
-76
499
-53
984
-23
2017-185,541
-361
4,184
-235
1,876
-87
2,308
-148
1,357
-126
467
-32
890
-94
2018-195,121
-420
3,974
-210
1,833
-43
2,141
-167
1,147
-210
414
-53
733
-157
2019-204,879
-242
3,779
-195
1,718
-115
2,061
-80
1,100
-47
413
-1
687
-46
2020-214,617
-262
3,572
-207
1,589
-129
1,983
-78
1,045
-55
419
6
626
-61
2021-224,973
356
3,684
112
1,612
23
2,072
89
1,289
244
438
19
851
225
2022-234,805
-168
3,523
-161
1,551
-61
1,972
-100
1,282
-7
464
26
818
-33
Average5,4144,0501,8212,2291,365486879
Harding University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,050 where 3,523 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Harding University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,4284,1051,8732,232323184139
2014-154,4854,1651,8592,306320154166
2015-164,4504,1061,8372,269344157187
2016-174,4194,1431,8342,309276129147
2017-184,1843,9451,7492,196239127112
2018-193,9743,7421,7182,024232115117
2019-203,7793,5331,5931,940246125121
2020-213,5723,2941,4651,829278124154
2021-223,6843,0721,3341,738612278334
2022-233,5233,0091,3131,696514238276
Average4,0504,0501,6582,0544,050163175
Harding University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,365 where 1,282 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Harding University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,8107152574581,095363732
2014-151,574682254428892320572
2015-161,559667243424892309583
2016-171,483674232442809267542
2017-181,357660222438697245452
2018-191,147638206432509208301
2019-201,100600200400500213287
2020-211,045580183397465236229
2021-221,289611219392678219459
2022-231,282559183376723281442
Average1,3651,3652204191,365266460
Harding University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 79.31%. The percentage was 83.18% 10 years ago and Harding still has a high percentage of white students. 1.66% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.60% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Harding University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14478233115035,18971
2014-15468630315815,01287
2015-16528234818804,922100
2016-17448435117304,790121
2017-18347429616714,530138
2018-19197126917014,185145
2019-20187527117763,933138
2020-21177527117153,667141
2021-22228131818633,884144
2022-23258031718933,811148
Average327930817324,392123
Harding University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

819 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 123.16% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Harding University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,0593676865,006
2015-166,0093697774,863
2016-175,9023126854,905
2017-185,5412702485,023
2018-195,1212492634,609
2019-204,8792902844,305
2020-214,6173597283,530
2021-224,9739165773,480
2022-234,8058196943,292
Average5,3234395494,335

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