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#240 National Universities
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#322 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#143 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools where doctorate not offered
Harding University is ranked #240 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
32
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
220
Graduation and retention rank
167
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
66%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
84%
Social Mobility Rank
322
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
54%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
72%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
69%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-2
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
227
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
291
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
90.3%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
74%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
54.8%
Classes with 50 or more students
6%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
14:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
159
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
22-29
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
23%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
283
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
129
Average alumni giving rate
9.6%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
