Does Harding University have a tennis program?

Yes. Harding University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great American Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Harding University?

Harding University is in Searcy, AR, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Harding University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $39,534 a year, and an average net price of $22,130 after grants and scholarships.

Harding University

Searcy, AR · private, nonprofit · 3,382 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Harding University field?

Harding University, in Searcy, AR, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the Great American Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 12 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Harding University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 12 players in 2025, down from 15 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 20% above the NCAA Division II median of 10, and in line with the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 11. Harding University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 12 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 132%.

Harding University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 13 in 2020. That 2025 roster is in line with the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. Harding University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of 4.5, by 100%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Harding University fund its athletes?

Harding University reported 445 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 312 men and 133 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $4,405,176, about $8,842 per male athlete and $12,380 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $60,950 for men's sports and $17,140 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $195 and $129 per athlete.

What is Harding University like academically?

Harding University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 71% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1182, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.

The full cost of attendance is around $39,534 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,130 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.

69% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 86% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $52,876, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Harding University?

No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Education, Health Professions and others close behind.

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (69 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (46 degrees)
Business Administration, Management and Operations (40 degrees)
Psychology, General (39 degrees)
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (36 degrees)
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (34 degrees)
Accounting and Related Services (33 degrees)
Social Work (30 degrees)
Computer Science (30 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (28 degrees)

What is Searcy, AR like to live in?

Harding University sits in Searcy, a town well outside any metro area of about 23,000 people in White County, Arkansas.

The median household in Searcy earns about $50,896, which is below the Arkansas median ($58,773) but far below the national median ($78,538).

Home values are in step with the rest of Arkansas, around $176,200 and rents are typical for the state, about $849 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone, though 5% of workers walk.

It reads as a college town: 14% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 2.1 times the national share, and the median age of 31 is younger than the country's 39.

29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Arkansas average of 25%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Harding University have a tennis program?: Yes. Harding University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great American Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Harding University?: Harding University is in Searcy, AR, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Harding University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $39,534 a year, and an average net price of $22,130 after grants and scholarships.