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Harding University

Harding University
915 East Market Avenue
Searcy, AR 72143

Official telephone: (501) 279-4000
Fax number: (501) 279-4600
Website: www.harding.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Jon Roberts,
Director of Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 501 279-4257
800 477-3243 (toll free)
501 279-5438 (fax)
finaid@harding.edu
FAFSA number: 001097

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $12,690; $12,690 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $423 per credit hour for 15 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $423 per credit hour for 15 hrs/yr
Book fees: $900
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,400
Combined room and board expenses: $5,700

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: February 15
Applied for financial aid:
75% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
54% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
70% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
95% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
64% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
26% of first-year students
15% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
36% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
6% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
83% for first-year students
70% for full-time undergraduates
47% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$12,306 for first-year students
$10,706 for full-time undergraduates
$6,190 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$8,642 for first-year students
$6,718 for full-time undergraduates
$3,458 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,098 for first-year students
$4,729 for full-time undergraduates
$3,809 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,092 for first-year students
$4,599 for full-time undergraduates
$3,612 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
20% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$5,993 for first-year students
$4,857 for full-time undergraduates
$1,495 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$6,467 for first-year students
$7,987 for full-time undergraduates
$6,500 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 9%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 68%
Average student debt upon graduation: $31,100
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%