Arkansas students paid $19,845 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $460 more than the $19,385 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 904 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9.3 million and 553 students took out student loans totaling more than $4.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (5,121), 3,536 students used grants or scholarships totaling $38.1 million, and 2,258 students took out $16.4 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,383 | $17,610 | $18,635 | $19,385 | $19,845 | 12.7% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Harding University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 234 | 25% | $1,040,870 | $4,448 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 238 | 25% | $398,375 | $1,674 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 895 | 95% | $7,860,697 | $8,783 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 904 | 96% | $9,299,942 | $10,288 |
| Federal student loans | 550 | 58% | $3,615,600 | $6,574 |
| Other student loans | 37 | 4% | $464,255 | $12,547 |
| Student loan aid | 553 | 59% | $4,079,855 | $7,378 |
| Total student aid | 936 | 99% | - | - |
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