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Harding University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Churches of Christ
Population 80,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Searcy, AR

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 400 (12%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,318
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 28%
From Region 44%
Athletes 445 (13.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 5%
International 5%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2012 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2013 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2014 Men: 43.7% 43.7% 2015 Men: 46.2% 46.2% 2016 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2017 Men: 43.2% 43.2% 2018 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2019 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2020 Men: 43.7% 43.7% 2021 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2022 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2023 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2024 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2025 Men: 48.4% 48.4%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2012 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2013 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2014 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2015 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2016 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2017 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2018 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2019 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2020 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2023 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2024 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2025 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2011 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2012 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2013 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2014 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2015 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2016 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2017 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2019 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2024 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2025 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2011 White: 87.0% 87.0% 2012 White: 86.1% 86.1% 2013 White: 84.8% 84.8% 2014 White: 82.9% 82.9% 2015 White: 83.8% 83.8% 2016 White: 87.0% 87.0% 2017 White: 85.9% 85.9% 2018 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2019 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2020 White: 81.7% 81.7% 2021 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2022 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2023 White: 81.3% 81.3% 2024 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2025 White: 80.0% 80.0% 2011 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2012 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2013 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2014 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2015 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2019 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2020 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2022 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2024 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2025 International: 4.1% 4.1%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 4,030 4,030 2012 Total: 4,026 4,026 2013 Total: 4,105 4,105 2014 Total: 4,165 4,165 2015 Total: 4,106 4,106 2016 Total: 4,143 4,143 2017 Total: 3,944 3,944 2018 Total: 3,742 3,742 2019 Total: 3,532 3,532 2020 Total: 3,604 3,604 2021 Total: 3,353 3,353 2022 Total: 3,130 3,130 2023 Total: 3,070 3,070 2024 Total: 3,209 3,209 2025 Total: 3,318 3,318 2011 Men: 1,887 1,887 2012 Men: 1,851 1,851 2013 Men: 1,873 1,873 2014 Men: 1,859 1,859 2015 Men: 1,837 1,837 2016 Men: 1,834 1,834 2017 Men: 1,749 1,749 2018 Men: 1,718 1,718 2019 Men: 1,592 1,592 2020 Men: 1,625 1,625 2021 Men: 1,494 1,494 2022 Men: 1,363 1,363 2023 Men: 1,345 1,345 2024 Men: 1,448 1,448 2025 Men: 1,521 1,521 2011 Women: 2,143 2,143 2012 Women: 2,175 2,175 2013 Women: 2,232 2,232 2014 Women: 2,306 2,306 2015 Women: 2,269 2,269 2016 Women: 2,309 2,309 2017 Women: 2,195 2,195 2018 Women: 2,024 2,024 2019 Women: 1,940 1,940 2020 Women: 1,979 1,979 2021 Women: 1,859 1,859 2022 Women: 1,767 1,767 2023 Women: 1,725 1,725 2024 Women: 1,761 1,761 2025 Women: 1,797 1,797

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2012 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2013 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2015 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2016 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2017 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2018 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2019 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2020 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2022 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2023 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2024 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2025 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2011 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2013 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2014 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2016 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2017 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2018 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2019 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2020 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2022 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2025 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2011 White: 83.4% 83.4% 2012 White: 83.4% 83.4% 2013 White: 83.6% 83.6% 2014 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2015 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2016 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2017 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2018 White: 81.9% 81.9% 2019 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2020 White: 81.5% 81.5% 2021 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2022 White: 80.0% 80.0% 2023 White: 79.5% 79.5% 2024 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2025 White: 79.5% 79.5% 2011 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2012 International: 7.4% 7.4% 2013 International: 6.6% 6.6% 2014 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2015 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2016 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2017 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2018 International: 5.9% 5.9% 2019 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2020 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2021 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2022 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2023 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2024 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2025 International: 5.0% 5.0%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Carr College of Nursing 79 20% 82% 0% 4% 3% 1% $79,371 71 -1.28 83 91%
Nursing 79 — 20% 82% 0% 4% 3% 1% $79,371 4 -1.28 83 91% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Allied Health 92 28% 83% 1% 8% 1% 1% $71,563 49 +1.01 74 95%
Dietetics 6 — 0% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $66,449 60 +0.24 66 — — — — —
Pre-Veterinary 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,247 65 +0.38 47 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,240 52 -0.04 81 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 23 — 0% 87% 4% 4% 0% 0% $70,098 87 +1.04 72 97% — — — —
Exercise Science 41 — 56% 73% 0% 12% 2% 2% $74,944 93 +1.54 78 94% — — — —
Health Sciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,060 54 -0.03 69 — — — — —
Medical Humanities 12 +1 0% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,084 54 -0.03 69 — — — — —
Physical Therapy 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,277 51 -0.01 72 — — — — —
Sport Management 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,944 89 +1.44 78 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Humanities 132 37% 83% 2% 4% 3% 3% $59,884 10 -0.19 51 93%
Data Science 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $101,692 23 -0.43 96 — — — — —
Advertising 21 — 19% 90% 0% 0% 0% 5% $56,836 3 -1.61 43 95% — — — —
Advertising and Public Relations — — — — — — — — $56,836 3 -1.61 43 95% — — — —
Creative Writing 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,673 56 +0.03 32 — — — — —
English 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,793 71 +0.41 40 95% — — — —
French 2 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,180 82 +0.82 67 94% — — — —
General Studies 23 — 61% 70% 0% 22% 4% 4% $51,405 22 -0.57 28 94% — — — —
History 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,763 53 -0.11 40 — — — — —
Integrative Studies — — — — — — — — $59,960 72 +0.25 51 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 16 — 50% 75% 6% 0% 6% 0% $59,011 67 +0.16 49 — — — — —
Spanish 7 +4 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $67,180 82 +0.82 67 94% — — — —
Technical Writing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,624 56 +0.03 32 — — — — —
Broadcast Journalism — — — — — — — — $72,794 87 +1.17 76 94% — — — —
Communication 3 — 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $67,377 73 +0.51 67 — — — — —
Global Studies — — — — — — — — $64,348 30 -0.44 62 — — — — —
Humanities — — — — — — — — $51,405 31 -0.50 28 94% — — — —
Journalism 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,794 87 +1.17 76 94% — — — —
Public Relations 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $56,836 7 -1.35 43 95% — — — —
Acting 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,842 94 +1.18 29 — — — — —
Digital Media Production 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,958 81 +0.63 63 100% — — — —
Film Production 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,124 54 +0.01 22 — — — — —
Film Studies 6 +1 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,057 53 +0.00 22 — — — — —
Graphic Design 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,872 72 +0.45 65 86% — — — —
Interior Design 13 — 0% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $65,872 33 -0.25 65 86% — — — —
Music 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,039 59 +0.25 22 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,263 60 +0.27 23 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,016 63 +0.23 22 — — — — —
Technical Theatre 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,603 93 +1.14 29 — — — — —
Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,971 90 +1.06 27 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Behavioral Sciences 83 30% 78% 4% 5% 6% 4% $58,463 6 +0.03 47 97%
Behavioral Neuroscience 9 — 33% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,782 47 -0.06 53 — — — — —
Political Science 10 — 30% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $66,010 34 -0.46 65 — — — — —
Psychology 26 +1 31% 69% 4% 12% 4% 8% $54,750 52 -0.05 37 92% — — — —
Public Administration 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $63,303 26 -0.66 59 — — — — —
Social Sciences 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,550 66 +0.15 47 — — — — —
Social Work 25 — 20% 88% 0% 0% 8% 0% $56,483 70 +0.38 42 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 6 — 33% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $61,562 66 +0.23 55 100% — — — —
Forensic Science 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $65,339 82 +0.75 64 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Bible and Ministry 15 87% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $52,211 2 +0.17 30 98%
Biblical Studies 11 +33 82% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $52,095 52 +0.16 30 98% — — — —
Ministry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,956 73 +0.26 32 — — — — —
Youth Ministry 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,388 71 +0.19 31 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Technology 79 78% 75% 4% 3% 1% 13% $106,432 97 -0.35 97 94%
Biomedical Engineering 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 0% 40% $90,730 25 -0.68 91 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 5 — 60% 40% 20% 0% 0% 40% $88,941 29 -0.48 90 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $117,096 63 +0.00 99 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 3 — 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% 33% $109,946 41 -0.34 98 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 14 — 86% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,627 3 -1.46 89 100% — — — —
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $96,965 6 -1.41 94 100% — — — —
Computer Science 31 +1 81% 71% 6% 0% 3% 16% $123,484 58 -0.04 99 89% — — — —
Cybersecurity 5 +1 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,706 61 +0.21 94 — — — — —
Information Systems 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,687 65 +0.17 96 — — — — —
Information Technology 11 — 82% 82% 0% 9% 0% 0% $96,965 55 -0.06 94 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences 39 38% 82% 3% 0% 3% 8% $68,493 38 -0.15 69
Chemistry 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,324 47 -0.12 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 +5 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $76,828 48 -0.32 80 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,148 34 -0.39 82 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $68,076 36 -0.30 69 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 8 — 50% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $67,520 27 -0.35 68 — — — — —
Biology 11 — 36% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,632 53 +0.02 66 — — — — —
Cell and Molecular Biology — — — — — — — — $67,476 26 -0.36 68 — — — — —
Human Biology 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,252 36 -0.21 67 — — — — —
Environmental Science 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $62,692 73 +0.51 58 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Cone-Bottoms College of Education 110 17% 84% 1% 8% 5% 0% $53,672 2 -0.09 34 93%
Child Development 8 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,496 14 -0.68 19 89% — — — —
Family and Community Services 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,496 14 -0.68 19 89% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,547 30 -0.32 26 — — — — —
Biology Education — — — — — — — — $60,050 73 +0.22 52 95% — — — —
Education 5 — 20% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $64,527 88 +1.11 62 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 46 — 2% 76% 2% 13% 9% 0% $48,964 28 -0.49 22 93% — — — —
English Education 3 — 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $60,050 77 +0.65 52 95% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,050 53 -0.07 52 95% — — — —
French Education — — — — — — — — $60,050 77 +0.65 52 95% — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,050 73 +0.22 52 95% — — — —
Middle School Education 13 — 31% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $48,964 19 -0.72 22 93% — — — —
Physical Education 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,050 64 +0.29 52 95% — — — —
Social Studies Education 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,050 80 +0.75 52 95% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,050 77 +0.65 52 95% — — — —
Special Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,648 70 +0.56 50 — — — — —
Art Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,050 95 +1.42 52 95% — — — —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,050 99 +2.28 52 95% — — — —
Music Education 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $60,050 97 +1.43 52 95% — — — —
Facilities Planning and Management 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,142 4 -1.98 82 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration 113 60% 79% 1% 1% 6% 12% $92,390 91 +0.44 92 96%
Accounting 52 — 58% 88% 0% 0% 6% 4% $103,413 85 +1.06 96 96% — — — —
Business Administration 13 — 69% 77% 0% 0% 15% 8% $81,086 71 +0.18 84 93% — — — —
Finance 14 +3 93% 71% 7% 0% 7% 14% $100,366 60 +0.04 95 100% — — — —
International Business 11 — 45% 36% 0% 0% 0% 64% $82,790 64 -0.04 86 — — — — —
Marketing 17 — 53% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $70,357 28 -0.56 72 94% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $67,036 76 +0.53 67 — — — — —
Construction Management 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $98,529 42 -0.17 94 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $28,100
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2% 2012 Graduated: 60.7% 60.7% 2013 Graduated: 62.2% 62.2% 2014 Graduated: 62.6% 62.6% 2015 Graduated: 63.8% 63.8% 2016 Graduated: 63.8% 63.8% 2017 Graduated: 66.6% 66.6% 2018 Graduated: 67.2% 67.2% 2019 Graduated: 68.6% 68.6% 2020 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5% 2021 Graduated: 67.2% 67.2% 2022 Graduated: 69.5% 69.5% 2023 Graduated: 70.9% 70.9% 2024 Graduated: 68.8% 68.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 57.9% 2012 Men: 55.0% 2013 Men: 55.5% 2014 Men: 58.7% 2015 Men: 55.0% 2016 Men: 58.9% 2017 Men: 63.1% 2018 Men: 61.7% 2019 Men: 61.5% 2020 Men: 68.3% 2021 Men: 64.3% 2022 Men: 65.4% 2023 Men: 65.2% 2024 Men: 63.3% 2011 Women: 67.6% 2012 Women: 65.8% 2013 Women: 67.2% 2014 Women: 65.7% 2015 Women: 70.8% 2016 Women: 68.4% 2017 Women: 69.7% 2018 Women: 71.4% 2019 Women: 74.4% 2020 Women: 74.0% 2021 Women: 69.7% 2022 Women: 72.7% 2023 Women: 75.3% 2024 Women: 73.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 34.8% 2012 Black: 20.5% 2013 Black: 26.3% 2014 Black: 39.3% 2015 Black: 30.0% 2016 Black: 20.0% 2017 Black: 26.2% 2018 Black: 38.6% 2019 Black: 40.4% 2020 Black: 56.8% 2021 Black: 37.7% 2022 Black: 41.7% 2023 Black: 48.7% 2024 Black: 61.1% 2011 Hispanic: 68.2% 2012 Hispanic: 30.8% 2013 Hispanic: 40.0% 2014 Hispanic: 42.3% 2015 Hispanic: 44.8% 2016 Hispanic: 57.1% 2017 Hispanic: 36.7% 2018 Hispanic: 57.1% 2019 Hispanic: 44.0% 2020 Hispanic: 62.2% 2021 Hispanic: 51.1% 2022 Hispanic: 69.0% 2023 Hispanic: 64.7% 2024 Hispanic: 35.3% 2011 White: 64.6% 2012 White: 63.5% 2013 White: 63.9% 2014 White: 63.0% 2015 White: 66.5% 2016 White: 65.3% 2017 White: 69.8% 2018 White: 69.3% 2019 White: 71.0% 2020 White: 73.5% 2021 White: 69.7% 2022 White: 70.2% 2023 White: 72.1% 2024 White: 71.6% 2011 International: 80.8% 2012 International: 67.6% 2013 International: 80.6% 2014 International: 85.3% 2015 International: 70.6% 2016 International: 84.4% 2017 International: 69.0% 2018 International: 69.0% 2019 International: 72.1% 2020 International: 74.3% 2021 International: 73.3% 2022 International: 82.1% 2023 International: 90.0% 2024 International: 69.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 21.4% 159 26% 82% 1% 6% 2% 1% $75,823 44 -0.09 79 93% —
Business & Economics 17.7% 131 54% 82% 1% 0% 5% 11% $86,732 65 +0.14 88 96% —
Social Sciences 13.1% 97 27% 81% 2% 5% 4% 4% $58,230 49 -0.01 47 95% —
Education 11.6% 86 20% 81% 1% 9% 6% 0% $52,686 44 -0.18 32 94% —
Humanities 9.7% 72 56% 79% 1% 7% 6% 1% $55,652 55 +0.01 40 95% —
Computer Science 7.1% 53 79% 77% 4% 2% 2% 11% $113,081 55 -0.06 98 92% —
Arts 7.0% 52 27% 90% 0% 0% 6% 0% $59,386 81 +0.50 50 89% —
Engineering 4.2% 31 74% 71% 3% 3% 0% 16% $94,302 16 -0.88 93 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 29 45% 86% 3% 0% 0% 3% $67,261 46 -0.18 67 — —
Professional 1.8% 13 31% 69% 15% 8% 8% 0% $74,210 64 -0.33 77 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 12 0% 83% 0% 8% 0% 8% $63,459 63 +0.34 60 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 7 29% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $76,087 43 -0.30 80 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 9 #340 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 9 #480 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 145 $3.2M $3.4M -$286K
Track & Field (combined) 71 $941K $709K $231K
Baseball 46 $884K $817K $67K
Soccer 28 $378K $406K -$27K
Basketball 15 $701K $697K $3K
Tennis 12 $192K $204K -$11K
Golf 10 $193K $222K -$29K
Total 312 $6.5M $6.5M -$51K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 54 $932K $702K $229K
Soccer 30 $526K $561K -$34K
Softball 20 $499K $541K -$42K
Volleyball 17 $483K $543K -$59K
Basketball 14 $576K $592K -$16K
Tennis 9 $215K $229K -$13K
Golf 7 $153K $164K -$11K
Total 133 $3.4M $3.3M $51K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 145 $3.2M $3.4M -$286K
Track & Field (combined) 125 $1.9M $1.4M $461K
Soccer 58 $905K $967K -$62K
Baseball 46 $884K $817K $67K
Basketball 29 $1.3M $1.3M -$12K
Tennis 21 $408K $433K -$25K
Softball 20 $499K $541K -$42K
Golf 17 $346K $387K -$40K
Volleyball 17 $483K $543K -$59K
Total 445 $11.0M $11.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 44%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 72.2% 72.2% 2012 Acceptance: 74.6% 74.6% 2013 Acceptance: 76.3% 76.3% 2014 Acceptance: 99.1% 99.1% 2015 Acceptance: 99.2% 99.2% 2016 Acceptance: 70.2% 70.2% 2017 Acceptance: 72.1% 72.1% 2018 Acceptance: 74.6% 74.6% 2019 Acceptance: 61.3% 61.3% 2020 Acceptance: 55.1% 55.1% 2021 Acceptance: 54.1% 54.1% 2022 Acceptance: 45.1% 45.1% 2023 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Acceptance: 70.5% 70.5% 2011 Yield: 66.2% 66.2% 2012 Yield: 55.3% 55.3% 2013 Yield: 62.6% 62.6% 2014 Yield: 47.4% 47.4% 2015 Yield: 66.5% 66.5% 2016 Yield: 65.5% 65.5% 2017 Yield: 64.8% 64.8% 2018 Yield: 59.6% 59.6% 2019 Yield: 71.5% 71.5% 2020 Yield: 61.6% 61.6% 2021 Yield: 62.8% 62.8% 2022 Yield: 78.9% 78.9% 2023 Yield: 39.2% 39.2% 2024 Yield: 44.6% 44.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,121 2,121 2012 Applicants: 2,477 2,477 2013 Applicants: 2,180 2,180 2014 Applicants: 2,269 2,269 2015 Applicants: 1,503 1,503 2016 Applicants: 2,217 2,217 2017 Applicants: 2,023 2,023 2018 Applicants: 1,927 1,927 2019 Applicants: 1,834 1,834 2020 Applicants: 2,201 2,201 2021 Applicants: 2,200 2,200 2022 Applicants: 2,254 2,254 2023 Applicants: 2,202 2,202 2024 Applicants: 2,714 2,714 2011 Admitted: 1,531 1,531 2012 Admitted: 1,849 1,849 2013 Admitted: 1,663 1,663 2014 Admitted: 2,249 2,249 2015 Admitted: 1,491 1,491 2016 Admitted: 1,556 1,556 2017 Admitted: 1,459 1,459 2018 Admitted: 1,438 1,438 2019 Admitted: 1,125 1,125 2020 Admitted: 1,212 1,212 2021 Admitted: 1,191 1,191 2022 Admitted: 1,017 1,017 2023 Admitted: 2,202 2,202 2024 Admitted: 1,914 1,914 2011 Enrolled: 1,013 1,013 2012 Enrolled: 1,022 1,022 2013 Enrolled: 1,041 1,041 2014 Enrolled: 1,067 1,067 2015 Enrolled: 992 992 2016 Enrolled: 1,019 1,019 2017 Enrolled: 945 945 2018 Enrolled: 857 857 2019 Enrolled: 804 804 2020 Enrolled: 747 747 2021 Enrolled: 748 748 2022 Enrolled: 802 802 2023 Enrolled: 864 864 2024 Enrolled: 854 854

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 93%
SAT Range 1050 – 1290
SAT Math Range 520 – 630
SAT RW Range 530 – 660

SAT Composite

900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1000 1000 2012 25th: 1000 1000 2013 25th: 990 990 2014 25th: 950 950 2015 25th: 970 970 2016 25th: 980 980 2017 25th: 1050 1050 2018 25th: 1060 1060 2019 25th: 1060 1060 2020 25th: 1060 1060 2021 25th: 1050 1050 2022 25th: 1040 1040 2023 25th: 1050 1050 2024 25th: 1050 1050 2011 75th: 1260 1260 2012 75th: 1220 1220 2013 75th: 1250 1250 2014 75th: 1220 1220 2015 75th: 1240 1240 2016 75th: 1220 1220 2017 75th: 1280 1280 2018 75th: 1300 1300 2019 75th: 1270 1270 2020 75th: 1290 1290 2021 75th: 1300 1300 2022 75th: 1300 1300 2023 75th: 1280 1280 2024 75th: 1290 1290

SAT Math

400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 500 500 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 500 500 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 520 520 2020 25th: 520 520 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 510 510 2023 25th: 520 520 2024 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 640 640 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 620 620 2014 75th: 610 610 2015 75th: 620 620 2016 75th: 610 610 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 640 640 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 640 640 2023 75th: 630 630 2024 75th: 630 630

SAT Reading & Writing

400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 500 500 2012 25th: 560 560 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 480 480 2015 25th: 490 490 2016 25th: 500 500 2017 25th: 530 530 2018 25th: 540 540 2019 25th: 540 540 2020 25th: 540 540 2021 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 530 530 2023 25th: 530 530 2024 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 620 620 2012 75th: 650 650 2013 75th: 630 630 2014 75th: 610 610 2015 75th: 620 620 2016 75th: 610 610 2017 75th: 650 650 2018 75th: 660 660 2019 75th: 640 640 2020 75th: 650 650 2021 75th: 660 660 2022 75th: 660 660 2023 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 660 660

Submitting a Test Score

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.