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Earlham College Data & Information Overview

73% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Earlham College Ranked?

Psychology Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Earlham was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Earlham?

73% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
25% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Earlham College is 73%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Earlham is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Earlham submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 710. Math scores were between 540 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Earlham College  ( 590 to 710 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Earlham College  ( 540 to 670 )
200
800
Earlham received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 32.

ACT Composite Scores for Earlham College  ( 24 to 32 )
1
36

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Earlham College Faculty

6 to 1 Student to Faculty
93% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Earlham is an impressive 6 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Earlham College is 93%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  93 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Earlham College

80% Freshmen Retention
61% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Earlham College has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  80 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Earlham for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  61 out of 100
0
100

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Earlham College Undergraduate Student Diversity

733 Full-Time Undergraduates
27.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
56.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 736 undergraduates at Earlham with 733 being full-time and 3 being part-time.

How Much Does Earlham College Cost?

$25,496 Net Price
46% Take Out Loans
$31,292 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Earlham is $25,496. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Earlham

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$18,677 $22,683 $23,862 $25,395 $30,131

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Earlham, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Earlham, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $7,823 a year. That adds up to $31,292 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Earlham Graduates Make?

$50,797 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Earlham with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $50,797 in their early years. That's great news for Earlham students since it is 50,797% more than the average college graduate's salary of $0 per year.

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Location of Earlham College

Indiana State
733 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Earlham College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Richmond, Indiana. Richmond is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for Earlham are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 801 National Rd West, Richmond, IN 47374-4095
Phone: 765-983-1200
Website: https://earlham.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earlhamcollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/earlham1847

Earlham College Majors

44 Majors With Completions
538 Undergraduate Degrees
538 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 44 majors graduated from Earlham College. Of these students, 538 received undergraduate degrees and 538 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Child Development & Psychology 23 NA
Business Administration & Management 23 NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 20 NA
Theological & Ministerial Studies 20 NA
General Biology 15 NA
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 13 NA
Computer Science 12 NA
General Education 12 NA
Fine & Studio Arts 12 NA
Geological & Earth Sciences 10 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Earlham College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Earlham

6% Take At Least One Class Online
3% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 40 students took at least one online class at Earlham College. This is an increase from the 39 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 40 23
2021-2022 39 24
2020-2021 57 57
2018-2019 23 8

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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