The University's gymnasium, computerized library, swimming pools, tennis courts, computer labs, and student center are available to academy students. Students also have access to lyceums, entertainment programs, and the speakers of the American Studies Institute. Student at Harding Academy come primarily from the city of Searcy, but the school also draws students from several surrounding communities.
Foreign students give the students give the student body an international flavor.
Special housing arrangements are available for students in grades nine through twelve whose homes are outside Searcy. Our boarding students live in apartment with adults serving as dorm parents. The rooms are air conditioned and carpeted and are equipped with a kitchen, living room furniture, bed, chair, desk, and a storage chest. Students are required to provide bed linens, pillows, and other personal items. A washer and dryer are available in each apartment for students to do their own laundry.