Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas, in the United States, an hour north-east of Little Rock. It is a private Christian university associated with the Church of Christ.

The school was founded in 1924 as Harding College in Morrilton, Arkansas. Today, the school is located in Searcy on 200 acres (0.8 km²) and contains 44 buildings. Seventeen degrees are offered, which include nine Bachelor's degrees, seven master's degrees and a degree in therapy. The student body of 5,360 students represents all fifty states and over forty foreign countries.

Harding University also operates a graduate school of religion in Memphis, Tennessee.