Harding University

How big is the Harding University men's tennis roster?

Harding University listed 12 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 20% above the NCAA Division II median of 10.

Harding University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 12 players in 2025, down from 15 in 2020.

A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.

How many coaches does Harding University men's tennis have?

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%.

More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.

What does Harding University spend on men's tennis?

Harding University reported $204,123 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 24% below the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of $270,279.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $1,589 per player in 2025, well below the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association median of $3,062, by 48%.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $195 per male athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $112, by 75%.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 39% between 2020 and 2025, from $146,745 to $204,123.

Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.

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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.

• 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%.

What other teams does Harding University field?

Harding University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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