2019 College Rankings for Harding University by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2019 Rankings For Harding University

Best Value for Teacher Education Subject Specific (ranked 2 out of 339)
Men's Football (ranked 1 out of 161)
Best Value for Education (ranked 3 out of 405)
Best Value for Communication & Journalism (ranked 5 out of 588)
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates - nationwide) (ranked 14 out of 1505)

A more complete picture of where Harding University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2019 Badges Awarded page.

All 2019 Rankings For Harding University

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	464 of 1779
Southeast	73 of 449
Arkansas	4 of 22

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	14 of 1505
Southeast	5 of 382
Arkansas	2 of 22

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	23 of 1513
Southeast	5 of 382
Arkansas	2 of 22

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	31 of 1512
Southeast	5 of 382
Arkansas	2 of 22

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	507 of 2238
Ethnic	2091 of 2486
Male / Female	722 of 2486
Location	161 of 2239

Best Religiously Affiliated

	better worse
Churches of Christ	2 of 13

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	394 of 824
Best Value	28 of 807
Most Popular	672 of 1426
Most Focused	959 of 1426
Highest Paid Grads	199 of 891

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	199 of 237
Best Value	60 of 233
Most Popular	246 of 574
Most Focused	275 of 574
Highest Paid Grads	149 of 357

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	39 of 65
Most Focused	30 of 65

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	508 of 820
Best Value	63 of 803
Most Popular	1090 of 1383
Most Focused	1304 of 1383
Highest Paid Grads	230 of 847

Neurobiology & Neurosciences

	better worse
Most Popular	154 of 184
Most Focused	159 of 184

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	398 of 851
Best Value	31 of 809
Most Popular	592 of 1990
Most Focused	1056 of 1990
Highest Paid Grads	258 of 903

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	270 of 623
Best Value	15 of 600
Most Popular	319 of 1286
Most Focused	287 of 1286
Highest Paid Grads	21 of 648

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	305 of 747
Best Value	18 of 711
Most Popular	1102 of 1675
Most Focused	1502 of 1675
Highest Paid Grads	287 of 725

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	195 of 389
Best Value	11 of 378
Most Popular	299 of 664
Most Focused	265 of 664
Highest Paid Grads	106 of 416

General Sales & Marketing

	better worse
Most Popular	47 of 56
Most Focused	42 of 56

International Business

	better worse
Top Ranked	94 of 143
Best Value	13 of 139
Most Popular	89 of 375
Most Focused	52 of 375
Highest Paid Grads	49 of 222

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	139 of 416
Best Value	4 of 400
Most Popular	303 of 766
Most Focused	263 of 766
Highest Paid Grads	148 of 449

Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing

	better worse
Most Popular	81 of 126
Most Focused	93 of 126
Highest Paid Grads	26 of 39

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	200 of 601
Best Value	5 of 588
Most Popular	413 of 1215
Most Focused	464 of 1215
Highest Paid Grads	214 of 713

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	885 of 1027
Most Focused	972 of 1027
Highest Paid Grads	154 of 601

Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	126 of 184
Best Value	24 of 180
Most Popular	194 of 343
Most Focused	153 of 343
Highest Paid Grads	75 of 228

Public Relations & Advertising

	better worse
Most Popular	135 of 334
Most Focused	149 of 334
Highest Paid Grads	36 of 173

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

	better worse
Top Ranked	56 of 98
Best Value	5 of 97
Most Popular	140 of 247
Most Focused	131 of 247
Highest Paid Grads	30 of 127

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	288 of 603
Best Value	25 of 575
Most Popular	340 of 1551
Most Focused	325 of 1551
Highest Paid Grads	152 of 827

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	180 of 357
Best Value	20 of 338
Most Popular	231 of 838
Most Focused	206 of 838
Highest Paid Grads	123 of 451

Computer Science

	better worse
Top Ranked	179 of 286
Best Value	29 of 278
Most Popular	226 of 606
Most Focused	190 of 606
Highest Paid Grads	69 of 361

Computer Software & Applications

	better worse
Most Popular	189 of 222
Most Focused	197 of 222
Highest Paid Grads	10 of 33

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	75 of 414
Best Value	3 of 405
Most Popular	190 of 1366
Most Focused	158 of 1366
Highest Paid Grads	139 of 707

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	149 of 1164
Most Focused	125 of 1164

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked	89 of 347
Best Value	2 of 339
Most Popular	144 of 863
Most Focused	150 of 863
Highest Paid Grads	101 of 506

Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	258 of 309
Best Value	88 of 302
Most Popular	387 of 596
Most Focused	390 of 596

Biomedical Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	133 of 141
Most Focused	125 of 141

Computer Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	261 of 283
Most Focused	269 of 283
Highest Paid Grads	82 of 187

Electrical Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	344 of 350
Most Focused	345 of 350
Highest Paid Grads	120 of 274

Mechanical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	228 of 272
Best Value	71 of 268
Most Popular	304 of 337
Most Focused	284 of 337
Highest Paid Grads	125 of 263

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	428 of 602
Best Value	75 of 585
Most Popular	805 of 1355
Most Focused	1105 of 1355
Highest Paid Grads	239 of 871

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	401 of 622
Best Value	43 of 603
Most Popular	696 of 1271
Most Focused	951 of 1271
Highest Paid Grads	226 of 800

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	102 of 138
Best Value	30 of 132
Most Popular	223 of 374
Most Focused	235 of 374
Highest Paid Grads	84 of 200

General Family & Consumer Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	75 of 84
Most Focused	71 of 84

Housing

	better worse
Most Popular	10 of 12
Most Focused	9 of 12

Human Development & Family Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	79 of 122
Best Value	13 of 117
Most Popular	162 of 264
Most Focused	161 of 264
Highest Paid Grads	38 of 128

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	225 of 341
Best Value	40 of 334
Most Popular	389 of 942
Most Focused	318 of 942
Highest Paid Grads	184 of 653

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	215 of 352
Best Value	31 of 345
Most Popular	239 of 809
Most Focused	196 of 809
Highest Paid Grads	128 of 571

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked	390 of 593
Best Value	89 of 564
Most Popular	691 of 1678
Most Focused	987 of 1678
Highest Paid Grads	244 of 687

Allied Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	436 of 663
Most Focused	464 of 663

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

	better worse
Most Popular	264 of 267
Most Focused	250 of 267

Communication Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	90 of 267
Most Focused	26 of 267

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

	better worse
Most Popular	109 of 130
Most Focused	98 of 130
Highest Paid Grads	24 of 79

Health & Medical Administrative Services

	better worse
Most Popular	518 of 605
Most Focused	561 of 605
Highest Paid Grads	28 of 143

Health/Medical Prep Programs

	better worse
Most Popular	105 of 158
Most Focused	124 of 158

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked	291 of 519
Best Value	31 of 500
Most Popular	794 of 1132
Most Focused	917 of 1132
Highest Paid Grads	130 of 507

History

	better worse
Most Popular	801 of 1251
Most Focused	1029 of 1251

History

	better worse
Most Popular	801 of 1251
Most Focused	1029 of 1251
Highest Paid Grads	229 of 823

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Top Ranked	210 of 412
Best Value	33 of 384
Most Popular	639 of 1111
Most Focused	937 of 1111
Highest Paid Grads	66 of 361

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Top Ranked	184 of 415
Best Value	22 of 387
Most Popular	617 of 1084
Most Focused	917 of 1084
Highest Paid Grads	72 of 419

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked	107 of 342
Best Value	5 of 329
Most Popular	316 of 1175
Most Focused	390 of 1175
Highest Paid Grads	132 of 456

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	122 of 352
Best Value	6 of 337
Most Popular	316 of 1175
Most Focused	390 of 1175
Highest Paid Grads	141 of 504

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Most Popular	569 of 1223
Most Focused	706 of 1223
Highest Paid Grads	266 of 805

Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	361 of 475
Best Value	77 of 465
Most Popular	519 of 1171
Most Focused	607 of 1171
Highest Paid Grads	239 of 771

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	713 of 1032
Most Focused	818 of 1032

Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	104 of 142
Most Focused	107 of 142

International Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	190 of 266
Most Focused	224 of 266
Highest Paid Grads	43 of 128

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	212 of 467
Best Value	29 of 458
Most Popular	274 of 898
Most Focused	404 of 898
Highest Paid Grads	73 of 418

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	174 of 458
Best Value	9 of 448
Most Popular	245 of 835
Most Focused	348 of 835
Highest Paid Grads	91 of 459

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	856 of 1156
Most Focused	1028 of 1156
Highest Paid Grads	260 of 786

Chemistry

	better worse
Most Popular	969 of 1099
Most Focused	1050 of 1099
Highest Paid Grads	234 of 753

Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	575 of 717
Most Focused	521 of 717

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	519 of 836
Best Value	70 of 809
Most Popular	694 of 1502
Most Focused	1130 of 1502
Highest Paid Grads	198 of 898

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	496 of 841
Best Value	59 of 814
Most Popular	639 of 1407
Most Focused	1034 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	182 of 834

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked	248 of 402
Best Value	33 of 393
Most Popular	346 of 868
Most Focused	407 of 868
Highest Paid Grads	105 of 453

Public Administration

	better worse
Most Popular	78 of 144
Most Focused	58 of 144
Highest Paid Grads	21 of 83

Social Work

	better worse
Top Ranked	186 of 361
Best Value	17 of 354
Most Popular	312 of 578
Most Focused	326 of 578
Highest Paid Grads	69 of 367

Social Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	1019 of 1319
Most Focused	1211 of 1319
Highest Paid Grads	137 of 874

Economics

	better worse
Most Popular	631 of 715
Most Focused	639 of 715
Highest Paid Grads	187 of 536

General Social Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	157 of 287
Most Focused	206 of 287

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Most Popular	1031 of 1083
Most Focused	1066 of 1083
Highest Paid Grads	225 of 758

Theology & Religious Vocations

	better worse
Most Popular	66 of 421
Most Focused	249 of 421
Highest Paid Grads	10 of 97

Biblical Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	27 of 167
Most Focused	98 of 167

Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries

	better worse
Most Popular	43 of 128
Most Focused	97 of 128

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	512 of 641
Best Value	165 of 626
Most Popular	600 of 1522
Most Focused	752 of 1522
Highest Paid Grads	286 of 850

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	157 of 217
Best Value	41 of 209
Most Popular	297 of 654
Most Focused	329 of 654
Highest Paid Grads	92 of 266

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	401 of 808
Most Focused	376 of 808
Highest Paid Grads	179 of 535

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	728 of 1103
Most Focused	899 of 1103
Highest Paid Grads	222 of 693

Music

	better worse
Most Popular	484 of 1036
Most Focused	572 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	207 of 658

Men's Sports

	better worse
Men's Baseball (D2)	48 of 236
Men's Basketball (D2)	46 of 275
Men's Football (D2)	1 of 161
Men's Soccer (D2)	18 of 184

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Basketball (D2)	11 of 277
Women's Soccer (D2)	31 of 231
Women's Softball (D2)	4 of 261
Women's Volleyball (D2)	18 of 264

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	460 of 1820