Harding University is composed of the following academic units: a College of Arts and Humanities, a College of Bible and Religion, a College of Business Administration, a College of Communication, a College of Education, a College of Nursing, a College of Sciences; and graduate and professional programs in business, education, marriage and family therapy, physician assistant studies, pharmacy, and religion.
Harding University enrolls more than 6,600 students representing all 50 states and 49 foreign countries. It serves a diverse, coeducational student body from across the United States and around the world, although the primary constituency for students and financial support is the fellowship of the churches of Christ. Nearly 40 percent of each graduating class has spent a semester at one of Harding’s international campuses in Brisbane, Australia; Vi?a del Mar, Chile; London, England; Paris, France; Athens, Greece; Florence, Italy; or Namwianga Mission, Zambia.
University faculty is dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship and service, and to their role as models of Christian living. Harding employs 248 full-time faculty members, 67 percent of whom hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree.
The University offers 10 undergraduate degrees in more than 90 academic majors, 14 preprofessional programs, and 10 graduate and professional degrees in its colleges of Arts and Humanities, Bible and Religion, Business Administration, Communication, Education, Nursing, Pharmacy and Sciences.
University programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, Council on Social Work Education, National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, and the National Association of Schools of Music.